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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 32
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie are whisked back in time by the magic tree house to meet Benjamin Franklin in Old Philadelphia.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish—fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben’s earliest invention follows the budding scientist’s journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A revelatory portrait of the founding father's youngest sister, Jane, draws on correspondence, artifacts and recently discovered portraits to reveal how in spite of obscurity and poverty she was, like her brother, a passionate reader, gifted writer and shrewd political commentator who made insightful observations about an early America.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bastard son of Benjamin Franklin, William Franklin, is named the new Royal Governor of New Jersey, but all he has achieved is threatened when the colonies, led by influential figures including his own father, begin the fight for independence--a cause he refuses to support.
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2009, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to the inventions of Benjamin Franklin, one of the nation's most beloved figures, credited with introducing bifocals, daylight savings time, lightning rods, and the establishment of post offices.
Author
Series
History pals volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When ten-year-old Nolan and his little sister, Olive, find Ben Franklin in their kitchen, they do their best to guide Ben through the new world he helped form.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 41
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
The Library of America volume 37B
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A whimsical depiction of a true moment in history describes how the innovative American Founding Father used the scientific method to discern the practices of a famous Parisian.
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