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1) The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Franklin, Benjamin

Series

Universals - English Letters
Modern Library college editions

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Discover the charisma and wisdom of one of America's most influential founding fathers in this new edition of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Printer, scientist, statesman, and architect of the American spirit, Franklin's literary masterpiece is not just a historical document; it's a candid examination of colonial American life through the eyes of one of its most astute observers. Franklin's Autobiography remains a cornerstone of American literature,...

2) Book of ages : the life and opinions of Jane Franklin

Author

Lepore, Jill

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

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From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklins youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve.Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his...

3) Ben and me: a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse Amos

Author

Lawson, Robert

Publisher

Recorded Books, Inc

Pub. Date

1994

Language

English

Description

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Benjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.

4) Ben Franklin and his first kite

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Childhood of famous Americans
Ready-to-read. Level 2

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Two popular series, Ready-to-Read and Childhood of Famous Americans, combine to present the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite!

5) Who was Ben Franklin?

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Series

Who is/was biography

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

6) The Left Behinds and the iPhone that saved George Washington

Author

Potter, David

Series

Left behinds volume 1

Publisher

Crown Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

Description

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Three students, Mel, Bev, and Brandon, left behind at their prestigious school during Christmas break, find themselves in 1776 New Jersey with General George Washington dead at their feet, and twelve-year-old Mel must find a way, using his iPhone, to set things right.