Benjamin Franklin

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"I was dirty from my journey and my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings. I knew no soul nor where to look for lodging. I was very hungry."

With these words, Benjamin Franklin describes his arrival in Philadelphia in 1723. He had run away from Boston in search of a job at a printer's shop. Ben quickly became known as more than a skilled printer. During his busy life, he invented bifocals and the Franklin stove. He founded a university and a fire department, and he ...

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"I was dirty from my journey and my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings. I knew no soul nor where to look for lodging. I was very hungry."

With these words, Benjamin Franklin describes his arrival in Philadelphia in 1723. He had run away from Boston in search of a job at a printer's shop. Ben quickly became known as more than a skilled printer. During his busy life, he invented bifocals and the Franklin stove. He founded a university and a fire department, and he helped to create the Constitution.

In Their Own Words: Benjamin Franklin tells the exciting story of Ben Franklin's life using his newspaper articles and personal recollections. Hear Ben's story as if you were really there.

A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

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Who was this man whose genius left its mark on everything he touched? The Roops have done an outstanding job of presenting Franklin, using words that he himself penned. The reader follows him in his family life, his travels, his inventions (big things, like the postal service and free libraries, and smaller things, like bifocals and the glass armonica), and his central political role in forming the brand new United States of America. The book includes illustrations, photos, original documents, a chronology, a bibliography, suggestions for further reading, an index and even some informative Internet sites. In other words, not only is it a story well told, but also a source that any social studies or history teacher will want in the classroom. This biography belongs on every elementary schoolroom bookshelf and on students' reading lists—and because of its inexpensive format, students can afford to own their own copies. 2000, Scholastic, $4.50. Ages 6 to 12. Reviewer:Earlene Viano
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  • ISBN-13: 9780439158060
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/1/2001
  • Series: In Their Own Words
  • Pages: 128
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 650L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.29 (w) x 7.59 (h) x 0.33 (d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 7
2 Child 13
3 Apprentice 25
4 Runaway 35
5 Londoner 43
6 Printer 47
7 Scientist 63
8 Agent 73
9 Defender 77
10 Diplomat 81
11 Revolutionary 91
12 Ambassador 95
13 Representative 103
14 Benjamin Franklin Remembered 107
Chronology 113
Bibliography 115
Further Reading 117
For More Information 119
Photo Credits 121
Index 123
About the Authors 127
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