Ben Franklin and His First Kite - Softcover

Krensky, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689849842 ISBN 13: 9780689849848

Publisher: Simon Spotlight, 2002

Synopsis

Learn all about the childhood of one of America's founding fathers in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read!

Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring—he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond—without swimming a single stroke?

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including How Santa Got His Job (an ALA Notable Book) and Big Bad Wolves at School. He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him at StephenKrensky.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-Krensky's text about Franklin's first experiment with a kite is well written and conveys a number of known facts about the man. Throughout the easy-to-read story, Franklin has conversations with his friends and parents, and his observations are well described. Dodson's watercolor illustrations nicely portray details of the period. The children are skillfully drawn, and the action is well expressed in the art. This is a good addition to any collection for beginning readers.
Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0689849842
• ISBN 13: 9780689849848
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Dodson Bert