Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
By Russell Freedman
Edition
By Russell Freedman
Hardcover edition
Publisher Holiday House Imprint Holiday House ISBN9780823423743
Awards and Honors Booklist 2013 Lasting Connections, Social Studies; BooklistTop 10 Books for Youth 2013, Biographies; Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2013; SLJs Best Books of 2013, Nonfiction; Booklist Editor’s Choice: Books for Youth, 2013, Nonfiction; 2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book; ALA 2014 Notable Children’s Books, Older Reader; IRA Children’s Choices 2015: Young Readers (Grades 5 & 6); 2014 IRA Teachers’ Choices, Advanced Readers; William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2015–2016 Master ListBecoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
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“He snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from tyrants,” a French statesman once said of Benjamin Franklin. This is the story of his remarkable life. Time line. Source notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Black-and-white and full-color illustrations and reproductions.
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