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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
By Schanzer, Rosalyn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68816-993-0
- Publisher
- [New York] : HarperCollins, 2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2003
Gr 2-4 Even in childhood, Franklin was inventing better ways to do things. "He lay on his back, held on to a kite string, and let his kite pull him lickety-split across a big pond." This spirited account of the most prodigious inventor echoes the tall-tale humor Schanzer employed in Davy Crockett Saves the World (HarperCollins, 2001). Her subject comes across as larger than life, even though the lively, color cartoon sketches often depict him in miniature. The book begins with Fran...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
