All About Benjamin Franklin - Softcover

Elizabeth Zuckerman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1681570920 ISBN 13: 9781681570921

Publisher: Blue River Press (US), 2016

Synopsis

Ages 9 to 13 years. As one of Americas most versatile of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin began his career in his brother s printing press. He was known for his great printing skills. He ran and wrote articles for The New England Courant, the first newspaper in Boston. Running the Courant showed Ben that he could handle the responsibility or running a press without the help of his brother, James. He is credited with the creation of Poor Richard s Almanac. Ben Franklins daring scientific discoveries which included the conductivity of electricity, performed by flying a kite in a storm, progressed society significantly. We still use some of his inventions today like bifocals, lightning rods, and the American public library system.

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About the Authors

Elizabeth Zuckerman was interested in Ben Franklin before she could spell her city's name. Her love of history has always been fueled by people who change things, like Benjamin Franklin.

Jennifer Mujezinovic is a professional portrait artist and painted the cover portrait for this All About]] series title. Her work has been shown in galleries including Curly Tale Fine Art in Chicago, CCA Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, and Hoosier Artist Gallery in Nashville, Indiana. In every portrait for the series she aims to embrace her own style, connect with readers, and reveal a bit of the personality of each subject. Look carefully at the cover to see hidden messages about the subject of the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blue River Press (US)
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681570920
• ISBN 13: 9781681570921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128