The Amazing Mr. Franklin: Or the Boy Who Read Everything

by Ruth Ashby

Book Overview

Everyone knows Benjamin Franklin was an important statesman, inventor, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. But did you know he started the first public library in America?

Ben Franklin was always a "bookish" boy. The first book he read was the Bible at age five, and then he read every printed word in his father's small home library. Ben wanted to read more, but books were expensive. He wanted to go to school and learn, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682631028
• ISBN13: 9781682631027
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

School Project

I bought this book for my 13 yr old son for a project he was doing, And it was a big help. It gave some really good information and allowed him to learn more about the history on Benjamin Franklin..Thank you

This is just a fun book!

This is an easy book to read. It gives good background information on dear Mr. Franklin.