How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps
Seiten
2023
Calkins Creek (Verlag)
978-1-63592-331-5 (ISBN)
Calkins Creek (Verlag)
978-1-63592-331-5 (ISBN)
How did Ben Franklin become an outspoken leader of the American Revolution?
Learn all about it in seven (not-so-easy) steps in this humorous, accessible middle-grade chapter book focusing on Franklin's political awakening.
Famous founding father Benjamin Franklin was a proud subject of the British Empire―until he wasn't. It took nearly seventy years and seven not-so-easy steps to turn Benjamin Franklin from a loyal British subject to a British traitor―and a fired-up American revolutionary.
In this whimsical narrative, young readers learn how Franklin became a rebel, beginning with his childhood lesson in street smarts when he buys a whistle at an inflated price. Franklin is a defiant boy who runs away from his apprenticeship, and while he becomes a deep thinker, a brilliant scientist, and a persuasive writer when he grows up, he never loses that spark. As a community leader who tried to promote peace and unity between the colonies and Great Britain, he became increasingly convinced that independence for the American colonies was the way forward.
Illustrated throughout with art by noted New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator John O'Brien and sprinkled with quotations from Franklin, this unfamiliar story of a familiar figure in American history will surprise and delight young readers.
Learn all about it in seven (not-so-easy) steps in this humorous, accessible middle-grade chapter book focusing on Franklin's political awakening.
Famous founding father Benjamin Franklin was a proud subject of the British Empire―until he wasn't. It took nearly seventy years and seven not-so-easy steps to turn Benjamin Franklin from a loyal British subject to a British traitor―and a fired-up American revolutionary.
In this whimsical narrative, young readers learn how Franklin became a rebel, beginning with his childhood lesson in street smarts when he buys a whistle at an inflated price. Franklin is a defiant boy who runs away from his apprenticeship, and while he becomes a deep thinker, a brilliant scientist, and a persuasive writer when he grows up, he never loses that spark. As a community leader who tried to promote peace and unity between the colonies and Great Britain, he became increasingly convinced that independence for the American colonies was the way forward.
Illustrated throughout with art by noted New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator John O'Brien and sprinkled with quotations from Franklin, this unfamiliar story of a familiar figure in American history will surprise and delight young readers.
Gretchen Woelfle is the author of multiple award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young readers. Her books include Answering the Cry for Freedom, Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence, and Write On, Mercy!, both of which received the California Reading Association’s Eureka! Silver Award, among many other honors. John O’Brien has illustrated over 100 books for children. His titles include Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold by Selene Castrovilla and Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock. John is also a cartoonist for many magazines and newspapers, most notably The New Yorker, New York Times, and Esquire.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Illustrationen | John O'Brien |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63592-331-X / 163592331X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63592-331-5 / 9781635923315 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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