What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? - Hardcover

Fritz, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0698203658 ISBN 13: 9780698203655

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 1976

Synopsis

A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas and he was also a man of many talents. He was also an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time).

"The resulting book remains a brilliant partnership of children's publishing talents."--Children's Literature

About this title

About the Author:

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history. She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.
Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.
Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors' Choice Awards.
She passed away on May 14, 2017.

Synopsis:

A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0698203658
• ISBN 13: 9780698203655
• Binding: Hardcover