| The Amazing Mr. Franklin: Or the Boy Who Read Everything Contributor(s): Ashby, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1682631028 ISBN-13: 9781682631027 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2023275625 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 7.3" (0.75 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 77180 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everyone knows Benjamin Franklin was an important statesman, inventor, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. But did you know he started the first public library in America? Ben Franklin was always a "bookish" boy. The first book he read was the Bible at age five, and then he read every printed word in his father's small home library. Ben wanted to read more, but books were expensive. He wanted to go to school and learn, but his family needed him to work. Despite this, Ben Franklin had lots of ideas about how to turn his love of reading and learning into something more. First he worked as a printer's apprentice, then he set up his own printing business. Later, he became the first bookseller in Philadelphia, started a newspaper, published Poor Richard's Almanac, and in 1731, with the help of his friends, organized the first subscription lending library, the Library Company. Ruth Ashby's fast-paced biography takes young readers through Franklin's life from his spirited, rebellious youth through his successful career as an inventor and politician and finally to the last years of his life, surrounded by his personal collection of books. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ashby, Ruth: - Ruth Ashby is the award-winning author of dozens of nonfiction and fiction books for juvenile readers. |