Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)

1) Ben Franklin and his first kite

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)
Ready-to-read

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2002.

Edition

First Aladdin edition.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Ten-year-old Ben Franklin would rather be doing experiments than working in his father's candle shop, so to pass the time, he creates a kite with the hopes that he can cross the lake without swimming a single stroke.

2) Helen Keller and the big storm

Author

Lakin, Pat

Series

Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)
Ready-to-read

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2002.

Edition

First Aladdin edition.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A true incident in the life of young Helen Keller in which she gets stuck in a storm and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, rescues her.

3) A lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Patrick, Denise Lewis

Series

Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

2003

Edition

1st Aladdin ed.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

31 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Relates an incident from the childhood of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., when his best friend's father said they could no longer play together because "colored and white can't mix!"