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48 pp.
| Scholastic |
March, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-590-48534-2$$17.95
(1)
4-6
Illustrated by
Michael Dooling.
In an inviting, flowing narrative, Giblin records the facts, but Franklin's difficulties as well as his accomplishments are stressed. Appended materials include a list of "Important Dates" from Franklin's life; a selective listing of his inventions; and a descriptive listing of historic sites. Dooling's realizations are noteworthy--and handsome--examples of the illustrator as historian. This book in text, art, and format is a worthy tribute to Franklin's genius. Ind.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2000