Description
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.
Author: Dennis Brindell Fraden, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/18/2002
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.68w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9780448424958
ISBN10: 0448424959
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States | Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Author: Dennis Brindell Fraden, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/18/2002
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.68w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9780448424958
ISBN10: 0448424959
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States | Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
About the Author
The author of more than 225 children's and young adult non-fiction books, Dennis Brindell Fradin was the winner of many awards, including the Flora Steiglitz Straus best non-fiction book of the year, two Carter Woodson awards, a Golden Kite honor plaque, and three Society of Midland Authors Best Book prizes, Dennis prided himself on writing graceful, readable prose for young people. A born storyteller, the decade he spent as a second-grade teacher helped him perfect his fluid style of writing for children.