Benjamin Franklin and His Friends - Hardcover

Grade 2-4-- Black-and-white drawings highlighted with green in Quackenbush's familiar cartoon style illustrate this easy-to-read biography for children not quite ready for chapter books. Small cartoon owls at the bottom of each page make pungent comments and humorous asides. The author focuses on the point that Franklin was a good friend all his life, a characteristic with which children can easily identify. His relationships with his friends, and how they influenced his decisions, is discussed. Almost every page includes a quote from Poor Richard's Almanack . The inside covers, both front and back, have a list of 26 of the subject's sayings on friendship. Well organized and readable, this is sure to be popular in collections in which Quackenbush's other biographies have found a following. --Sarah Park, Ypsilanti District Lib . , MI
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