Benjamin Franklin: Inventor and Patriot (Famous Inventors)

Ford, Carin T.

ISBN 10: 0766018598 ISBN 13: 9780766018594

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Profiles a man whose childhood love of reading and desire to know about everything led to a multifaceted career as an inventor, author, scientist, printer, and statesman.

About this title

From Booklist:

Reviewed with Carin T. Ford's The Wright Brothers.

Gr. 2-3. Answering the burgeoning assignment demand for biographies at this level, these profiles from the Famous Inventors series combine terse accounts of their ever-popular subjects' lives and major accomplishments with captioned prints and photos, all backed by a handful of noncommercial Web resources and recent, age-appropriate books. Ford adds enough context to give younger readers a sense of each figure's historical significance, and closes with basic inspirational themes: the Wright brothers simply never gave up on their youthful dreams of controlled flight, and Franklin rose from humble origins to international renown through "hard work and a lifetime full of learning." Bright colors and an open page design add visual appeal, and sturdy bindings promise extralong shelf life--not that these will spend that much time on library shelves. John Peters
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From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-Franklin's long and accomplished life is difficult to fit into 28 pages; however, enough information is provided to get a sense of the man. Organized chronologically, the book moves from Franklin's childhood to his early career as a printer, introduces some of his inventions, and then covers his roles as a leader in the American Revolution and a diplomat to France. The print is large, the layout is colorful and inviting, and many reproductions are included. While it does not match the artistic accomplishment of James Cross Giblin's The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin (2000) or use primary sources the way Peter and Connie Roop do in their Benjamin Franklin (2001, both Scholastic), this entry will serve its purpose for young report writers.
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0766018598
• ISBN 13: 9780766018594
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32