2. From Settlement to City
with Benjamin Franklin

Most people think of Benjamin Franklin as a pudgy old man with wire-rim glasses. They remember that he flew a kite in a storm and took part in the American Revolution. But he did much more! His ideas and inventions helped change the settlement of Philadelphia into a city. From fire departments to libraries, Ben Franklin shook people up by constantly figuring out ways to improvement things. If he wasn't writing about his ideas in his newspaper, he was arguing for them in the Pennsylvania Assembly. This full-color, attractively bound book tells the story of Mr. Franklin's life from 1735 to 1755.

From Settlement to City also includes:
-- A Character-Development Section that applies lessons
from Ben Franklin's attitude of service.
-- An Activity Section that will make Franklin's experiments
and discoveries "hands-on" real.
-- A "Did You Know?" Section that provides added information about
events, people, and things mentioned in the story.

Available at Amazon

Benjamin Franklin Links:
The Franklin Institute
Benjamin Franklin Tricentenary
PBS: Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin