{"product_id":"all-about-benjamin-franklin","title":"All About Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn All About Benjamin Franklin, readers 9 years through 13 years will learn about one of America's great Founding Fathers. Benjamin Franklin was a natural leader and helped to write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of America's most versatile of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin began his career in his brother s printing press. He was known for his great printing skills. He ran and wrote articles for The New England Courant, the first \"newspaper\" in Boston. Running the Courant showed Ben that he could handle the responsibility or running a press without the help of his brother, James. He is credited with the creation of Poor Richard's Almanac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Franklin's daring scientific discoveries which included the conductivity of electricity, performed by flying a kite in a storm, progressed society significantly. We still use some of his inventions today like bifocals, lightning rods, and the American public library system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedicating himself to the advancement of American society, Benjamin Franklin is one of our most important historical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll About Benjamin Franklin has illustrations throughout. It is geared toward children grades 4th - 8th.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Philadelphia, Elizabeth Zuckerman was interested in Ben Franklin before she could spell her city's name. Her love of history has always been fueled by people who change things, like Ben, although not everyone has made changes with Ben s good intentions! Her short stories have been published in Footnote and Timeless Tales Magazine. When she's not writing, she makes dolls and costumes and quotes movies until someone tells her to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Dykstra is the illustrator. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Social Practice Arts. She is the 2016 recipient of the Ellie Siskind Award for Drawing, Best in Show at the Indianapolis Art Center Student Show, and Award of Merit in the Ivy Tech Student Show.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue River Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67683227271241,"sku":"9781681570921","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/1547\/3737\/files\/Web.jpg?v=1792008557","url":"https:\/\/www.cardinalpubshop.com\/products\/all-about-benjamin-franklin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}