A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
ISBN-13:
9781536201215
ISBN-10:
1536201219
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Michael J. Rosen
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Candlewick
Format:
Hardcover
32 pages
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ISBN-13:
9781536201215
ISBN-10:
1536201219
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Michael J. Rosen
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Candlewick
Format:
Hardcover
32 pages
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A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin (ISBN-13: 9781536201215 and ISBN-10: 1536201219), written by authors
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A rousing biography from Michael J. Rosen and Matt Tavares reveals how Benjamin Franklin’s boyhood shaped his amazingly multifaceted life.
Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won’t hear of it. The other trades he tries — candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner — bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius we remember today. Inspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Michael J. Rosen’s wry tale captures Ben’s spirit in evocative yet playful language, while illustrations by Matt Tavares follow Ben from the workbench to the water in vivid detail. A love story to the value of variety, A Ben of All Trades sheds light on an unconventional path to greatness and humanizes a towering figure in American history.
Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won’t hear of it. The other trades he tries — candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner — bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius we remember today. Inspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Michael J. Rosen’s wry tale captures Ben’s spirit in evocative yet playful language, while illustrations by Matt Tavares follow Ben from the workbench to the water in vivid detail. A love story to the value of variety, A Ben of All Trades sheds light on an unconventional path to greatness and humanizes a towering figure in American history.
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