A Ben of all trades : the most inventive boyhood of Benjamin Franklin / Michael J. Rosen ; illustrated by Matt Tavares.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781536201215
- 1536201219
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Printers -- United States -- Biography -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children's Book
|
Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Franklin B. R813 | Available | 33111009820727 | ||||
|
Children's Book
|
Main Library | Children's Biography | Franklin B. R813 | Available | 33111009627205 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Inspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." -- inside front jacket flap.
"Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won't hear of it. The other trades he tried bored him through and through. But each time he fails to find a career, he took some important bit of knowledge with him, and that tendency is exactly what made him the versatile genius we remember today." -- inside front jacket flap.