Becoming Ben Franklin : How a Candle Makers Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty by Freedman, Russell
	List Price:   $14.99 Unit Price:   $12.74 You Save:   $2.25 (15%) ISBN-10:   0823449459 ISBN-13:   9780823449453 Publisher:   Penguin Random Category:   Middle School Pub. Date:   August 2021 Pages:   96 Format:   Paperback Ages:   10 and up
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Subjects
AR Quiz # (Quiz Name): 157832 (Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty) Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Middle Grade Point Value: 4.0
Description/Notes
In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index