The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin
by James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling
The long life and complicated times of Benjamin Franklin seem real as one reads this... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2000
Word Count 6,144
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 39572
- Curricular Area
- History
- 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
- Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with James Cross Giblin
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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 Authors 4
Author Interviews 1
Interview with James Cross Giblin
Created by Horn Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Honor, 2001
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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