Review of
The Story of Ben Franklin,
by Eve Merriam
Five out of five stars
What an amazing man!
This is one of
those delightful books published by Scholastic Book Services that I read when I
was in elementary school that still holds my interest. That is of course due to
the subject matter, the life of what may have been the greatest American of all
time, Benjamin Franklin.
As is stated in
this book, his accomplishments were wide-ranging and significant. He was one of
the best American writers of the eighteenth century, his inventions and
scientific discoveries are still used all over the world and continue to save and
improve lives, he was a first-rate diplomat and administrator, and he invented
the public library, public police force and the public fire department. There
is no doubt that he is one of the most accomplished people of all time. No one
ever had a more active mind than Ben Franklin.
Written at the
level of the child in the middle of their elementary school experience, the
author does an excellent job in explaining the life and times of Benjamin Franklin,
a man that did more in several individual fields than most people do in their
life.
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