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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Elementary Science Trade Library)
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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Elementary Science Trade Library) Paperback - 1996

by Jean Fritz

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No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to tryout new ideas and he was also a man of many talents. He was also anambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, andeven a vegetarian (for a time).

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  • Title What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Elementary Science Trade Library)
  • Author Jean Fritz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-05-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Recycled Paper
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-D-01h-0001313
  • ISBN 9780698113725 / 0698113721
  • Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 7.02 x 0.18 in (22.91 x 17.83 x 0.46 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Statesmen, Franklin, Benjamin
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 75025902
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas and he was also a man of many talents. He was also an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time).

From the publisher

"The question I am most often asked," Jean Fritz says, "is how do I find my ideas? The answer is: I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on." Throughout almost four decades of writing about history, Jean Fritz has taken on plenty of people, starting with George Washington in The Cabin Faced West (1958). Since then, her refreshingly informal historical biographies for children have been widely acclaimed as "unconventional," "good-humored," "witty," "irrepressible," and "extraordinary."

In her role as biographer, Jean Fritz attempts to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character she researches. "Once my character and I have reached an understanding," she explains, "then I begin the detective work--reading old books, old letters, old newspapers, and visiting the places where my subject lived. Often I turn up surprises and of course I pass these on." It is her penchant for making distant historical figures seem real that brings the characters to life and makes the biographies entertaining, informative, and filled with natural child appeal.

An original and lively thinker, as well as an inspiration to children and adults, Jean Fritz is undeniably a master of her craft. She was awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, presented with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award by the American Library Association for her "substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature," and honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature, which was presented by the New York State Library Association for her body of work.

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

First line

1706 Boston was so new that its streets were still being named.

About the author

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.

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