Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin details the life of this famous American from his boyhood as one of the youngest of seventeen children, to his teen years as an apprentice in his brother’s print shop and his later years as an inventor, statesman, diplomat, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Children and adults alike will enjoy learning about the fascinating life Franklin led from the lively text and beautiful illustrations of this d’Aulaire classic.
Folk art style illustrations coexist with pert aphorisms from Poor Richard’s Almanac on each page. Sayings include Franklin s originals like, “Don’t throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass” and “Better slip with foot than by tongue” and “Well done is better than well said.”
- About the authors: Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire were American writers and illustrators of children’s books who worked primarily as a team, completing almost all of their well-known works together. The couple immigrated to the United States from Europe and worked on books that focused on history such as Abraham Lincoln, which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal.
