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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin

What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin - Paperback

by Jean Fritz
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1996-05-07Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780698113725ISBN-10:698113721UPC:9780698113725Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:Historical, Political, Science & TechnologySize:9.02 x 7.02 x 0.18 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCCAVF158W
A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to turn his roast meat on its spit). Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time, anyway).

"This biography is distinguished by its humanizing detail [and] amusing tone." - School Library Journal
Language:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780698113725ISBN-10:698113721UPC:9780698113725Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:Historical, Political, Science & TechnologySize:9.02 x 7.02 x 0.18 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCCAVF158W
Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history. She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.
Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.
Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Children's Literature Legacy Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors' Choice Awards.
She passed away on May 14, 2017.
Publisher: Puffin Books

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Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrator)

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Jean Fritz

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