Benjamin Franklin

by Peter Roop, Connie Roop

Drawn from his own newspaper articles and personal recollections, a fascinating glimpse into the life of the brilliant printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman details his many accomplishments and contributions. Simultaneous.

Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, School, Autobiography

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Peter Roop is an award-winning author and educator who has written over one hundred children’s books including biographies, novels, humor, picture books, and science books. Seven of his books are Reading Rainbow books, including the Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie. In 2013, the Wisconsin Library Association recognized Peter and his wife, Connie Roop, as Notable Wisconsin Authors for their body of work, and Peter has been named a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year. The Roops live in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Dee]

I knew about Benjamin Franklin’s inventions but had no idea that even though he owned slaves he wanted to end slavery. Very interesting man.

[Dayna Smith]

Cute introduction to nonfiction.

[Lynn Cansler]

I loved reading about one of our important founding fathers. Now I want to visit the Franklin institute in Philadelphia and Saratoga New York.

[Sharon Bezrutczyk]

Informative!!

[Ashley Jacobson]

Pretty good and short bio for young readers. Middle grade level. Good variety of info.

[Marcie]

A sanitized children's book. The description of his experiments in electricity were great, though. He could have easily been killed long before his role in the Revolution due to his scientific dabbling. lol Interesting points: As postmaster for the colonies, traveling relentlessly and organizing the routes, he did the real work at the most basic level of uniting what would become a new country. He was the glue, binding all the people together.

[10-11 Quinn]

I loved this auto biography because Ben told his life so good it was like i was there almost just watching every step of his life go,it even gave you a little info on the war back then so you pretty much just learned about Benjamin Franklin and the civil war just by reading that great novel about Benjamin Franklin.

[Janell]

The only thing I didn't enjoy about this book was that the authors left out some of the emotion of Ben Franklin. For example, his wife had a stroke and died while he was living overseas. They wrote nothing of his reaction to the event making him seem heartless--which I doubt was the case.

[Stephanie]

I read this so I could do an essay for school. It was certainly a quick read, but it was also the best biography I've ever read. That might be because it's for grade school kids though. In other words, it's great for light papers and grade school kids.

[Elise Dubois]

Quick and easy read. Read this for Library Bingo, the adult summer reading program. Requires a biography/autobiography/memoir. Although I lived in Philly for some time, was a Free Library Card Holder, enjoyed the history, I still learned a lot about Mr. Franklin I never would have guessed.

[Elizabeth Houchen]

This chapter book tells about Benjamin Franklin's life story. This also tells about his newspaper articles and personal memories. I think this is a very factual book for students to pick up many facts about Benjamin Franklin.

[10-11 Jonathan]

I liked this book because it gave good facts about B. Franklin.

[Deborah Harris]

RL 4.50

AR Quiz No. 54158 EN Nonfiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP

[1 Kylar]

I thought this book was great because I basically learned everything about him.