A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin

I loved this book, it made me feel like I know Benjamin Franklin personally. I teared up at the end: "When Benjamin Franklin wrote his will, he called himself "Benjamin Franklin, printer." But people all over the world knew him as more than a printer."......more

Genre-Biography Grade-Middle Grade A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin is a great read. it presents us a basic outline of Benjamin Franklin the printer, writer, Publisher, diplomat, and inventor. This Book does a great job of using illustrations to further the understanding of the reader. An example o......more

Genre: Biography Grade Range: 2-4 This book takes an important historical figure and makes him more "relatable". They talk about his childhood- growing up with family struggles and expectations and how this sometimes clashed with his ever growing curiosity with life. The book is rich with information,......more

It should be noted that Benjamin Franklin owned slaves and profited off of slave trade. This fact was left out of the book, even when addressing slavery directly. Franklin did eventually change his stance, but we mustn’t whitewash history. Otherwise, great illustrations with so much detail and color......more

Genre: biography Grades: k-3 Benjamin Franklin by David A.Adler is an informational biography about Benjamin Franklin who was an inventor and played a big role in history. In order to find out what he invented you should read this book. The illustrations are also very good and colorful and will keep......more