Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
by Russell Freedman
Seventeen-year-old Ben Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia after running away from... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2013
Word Count 21,252
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 157832, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Inventors
- Printers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Printers
- Statesmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Statesmen
- Scientists
- Young Adult Biography
- Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Russell Freedman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 2
1998 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Russell Freedman
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2006, given by Russell Freedman
Created by American Library Association
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Holiday House
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2014
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
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