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Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Briely introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, touching on his inventions and his contributions to the city of Philadelphia as well as to the newly formed United States of America.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 32
Language
English
Description
"Jack and Annie are whisked back in time by the magic tree house to meet Benjamin Franklin in Old Philadelphia." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
25 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the career of Alexander Hamilton, who rose from humble beginnings to become a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Alexander Hamilton was one of America's founders. He was the first secretary of the treasury and George Washington's right-hand man. But he also made some dangerous enemies during his short-yet-dramatic life." --
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions. -- adapted from Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the politics of the young United States of America put them in constant conflict. Their extraordinary story of bitter fighting and resentment culminates in their famous duel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles a man whose childhood love of reading and desire to know about everything led to a multifaceted career as an inventor, scientist, printer, and statesman.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This nontraditional tribute to Benjamin Franklin--all in almanac format--is brimming with humorous cartoons, instructive adages, and a wealth of information about a Founding Father who was as amusing as he was amazing. Benjamin Franklin devised armonicas and bifocals, helped bring us the Constitution and signed the Declaration of Independence, and even experimented with electricity and invented the Franklin stove. He amassed enough noteworthy accomplishments...
14) Benjamin Franklin: a nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #32 : To the future, Ben Franklin!
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 41
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Following their adventure with Benjamin Franklin, Jack and Annie want to learn more about the Founding Father and search out facts about his life and accomplishments, including his electricity kite-flying experiment and his most famous inventions.
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