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Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written. From his early years in Boston and Philadelphia to the publication of his Poor Richard's Almanac to the American Revolution and beyond, Franklin's autobiography is a fascinating, personal exploration into the life of America's most interesting founding father.
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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this “thorough biography of ... America’s first Renaissance man” (The Washington Post) by the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War.
"The authoritative Franklin biography for our...
"The authoritative Franklin biography for our...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.
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Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating your own magic squares.
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American classic series) volume 2
Publisher
Freemen Institute
Pub. Date
1982
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xiv, 504 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
10) The world of Franklin & Jefferson: the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration exhibition
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s.n.]
Pub. Date
c1976
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77 p. : col. ill., 3 fold. leaves of plates in pocket ; 26 cm.
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English
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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[34] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The life of Ben Franklin, a key leader in the founding of the United States, is introduced in this early reader biography.
Ben Franklin was a famous inventor, statesman, and writer who helped the thirteen colonies become the United States. From inventing the lightning rod to helping write the Declaration of Independence, his big ideas had a lasting impact on American history. Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in Ben Franklin's life...
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2000
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1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
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English
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“In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting–and momentous–eight years of his life.
When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To...
When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To...
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Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 38
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English
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us -- an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings. In bestselling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin turns to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. In Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson shows how Franklin defines both his own time...
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