Benjamin Franklin

School Library Journal

Gr 5-7 A brief, concise overview of the life of one of the most influential men of all time. The book begins with Franklin's childhood in Boston as the 15th of 17 children and covers all of his major contributions to Philadelphia, to the colonies, and later the United States, as well as to the world. This is a good supplementary title even for libraries that have many biographies of Franklin because of its brief yet ample coverage of its subject. Full-page black-and-white reproductions add to the appeal. Barbara A. Franklin, Bellevue Branch Lib . , Nashville, Tenn.