Inventing America: The Life of Benjamin Franklin

by Mark Essig

Although Franklin's contributions to the worlds of science and letters were enough to make him memorable, it was the American Revolution that made him legendary. It has been speculated that if it were not for Franklin's amiable relationship with the French, France would not have come to America's aid. Using the same Museum in a Book format as the popular Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery and Great Maps of the Civil War , Inventing America brings Benjamin Franklin to life through words and removable documents such

Genres: History, American History

48 pages, Hardcover

First published March 21, 2006

Reviews

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations and tangible items that can be removed from pockets bring the story of Ben Franklin to life.

[Charity Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read. Lots of information. Interactive with lots of neat pullouts. it really did feel like visiting a museum.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book, it was very informational and it had all sorts of documents inside it. I learned some pretty cool stuff about Franklin, sounds like he was a kick in the pants! Very well done.

[Edward Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing dude...

[Margaret Metz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books! They are so much fun to use for school. The boys love to pull open the flaps and get out the documents. There are lots of pictures and interesting facts.