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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing

ISBN-100689835493

ISBN-139780689835490

eBay Product ID (ePID)2227606

Product Key Features

Book TitleBen Franklin's Almanac : Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Publishing, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Political, History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorCandace Fleming

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight26.6 Oz

Item Length11.9 in

Item Width7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2002-006136

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromFifth Grade

Grade ToNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal973.3/092 B

Synopsis"What good shall I do today?" How Ben Franklin answered that question -- through his work as a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor -- forever established him as one of America's greatest figures. On one day in 1729 he published the first edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette; on another day he changed the Declaration of Independence by adding the famous words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident"; and it was all in a day's work when he planted the first willow trees in America. Modeled on his own Poor Richard's Almanack, this unique scrapbook captures Franklin's countless accomplishments. Biography and anecdote, cartoon and etching mesh to create a fascinating portrait of this most fascinating man. Anyone interested in the birth of American democracy...or curious about the rise of the U.S. postal system...or wondering how paper money came to be...or wanting to know how Ben Franklin was part of it all, is sure to pore over Ben Franklin's Almanac., "What good shall I do today?" How Ben Franklin answered that question -- through his work as a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor -- forever established him as one of America's greatest figures. On one day in 1729 he published the first edition of thePennsylvania Gazette;on another day he changed the Declaration of Independence by adding the famous words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident"; and it was all in a day's work when he planted the first willow trees in America. Modeled on his ownPoor Richard's Almanack,this unique scrapbook captures Franklin's countless accomplishments. Biography and anecdote, cartoon and etching mesh to create a fascinating portrait of this most fascinating man. Anyone interested in the birth of American democracy...or curious about the rise of the U.S. postal system...or wondering how paper money came to be...or wanting to know how Ben Franklin was part of it all, is sure to pore overBen Franklin's Almanac.

LC Classification Number2002006136