Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
A dazzling picture-book biography of a fascinating Founding FatherA true Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin was the first American celebrity. In pictures and text, master artist Robert Byrd documents Franklin's numerous and diverse accomplishments, from framing the Constitution to creating...
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A dazzling picture-book biography of a fascinating Founding FatherA true Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin was the first American celebrity. In pictures and text, master artist Robert Byrd documents Franklin's numerous and diverse accomplishments, from framing the Constitution to creating bifocals. The witty, wise, and endlessly curious Franklin is the perfect subject for Byrd's lively style and vibrant art. The pages pulse with facts, quotes, and captions, while the inventive design and intricately detailed illustrations make a striking tribute to the brilliant American.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780803737495 (0803737491)
Publish date: September 13th 2012
Publisher: Dial
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Science,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Environment,
Nature,
Biography Memoir,
Picture Books
The cover leads one to believe that this is a mere picture book of the great Benjamin Franklin and it *is* technically that, but it's much more really. Lavishly illustrated through out, this book is really a surprisingly detailed and rather lengthy and advanced biography. The age/grade range (ages...
This book has a very good cover, useful for judging. It reminds me of the 1960s Alton Kelley posters for groups like the Grateful Dead or Jefferson Airplane. Surprising for the book's size, Byrd presents a lot of information on Franklin. The illustrations are mostly representational, and done in a s...
It always amazes me when a subject that seems to have been done to death like Benjamin Franklin can be made fresh and exciting as it is in this quite stunning introduction to America's most interesting founding father. Byrd packs what seems like a lot of textual information into this picture biograp...
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