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 <i>Booklist</i> 2013 Lasting Connections, Social Studies; <i>Booklist</i>Top 10 Books for Youth 2013, Biographies; <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Children’s Books of 2013; <i>SLJ</i>s Best Books of 2013, Nonfiction; <i>Booklist</i> 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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