A Dangerous Engine
Benjamin Franklin, From Scientist To Diplomat
Dash, Joan
Petricic, Dusan (ILT)
Hardcover
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
At the time of his famous kite experiment, Benjamin Franklin
was unaware that his theories about electricity had already
made him a celebrity all over Europe, especially in France,
where fashionable circles loved to discuss scientific discovery.
Admired by the French court and beloved by French citizens,
Franklin effectively became America’s first foreign diplomat,
later helping to enlist France’s military and financial support for
the American Revolution. A father of the revolution and a
signer of the Constitution, Franklin was a lightning rod in
political circles – “a dangerous Engine,” according to a critic.
And although he devoted the last twenty-five years of his life
to affairs of state, his first love was always science. Handsome
pen-and-ink drawings highlight moments in this revolutionary
thinker’s life.
From the author and illustrator of The Longitude Prize, a Robert
F. Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe–Horn
Book Award, comes another story of adventure and invention,
of one man’s curiosity and the extraordinary rewards of his
discoveries, just in time to celebrate the 300th anniversary of
his birth (January 17, 1706).
BOOK REVIEWS
"Readers will come away with a profound understanding of this great man's mind, heart, achievements, and. . . sense of fun." -- Starred, Kirkus Reviews
"Joan Dash has a flair for history and technology that serves her well in telling the Franklin story." --The New York Times Book Review "Superb." --San Francisco Chronicle "Well written." -- VOYA "Dash delves into considerable detail. . . but her smooth storytelling and Petricic's sassy full-page black-and-white illustrations draw readers steadily along."-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Franklin's long, productive, and interesting life is vividly recounted in a lively manner." --School Library Journal "Through smart, selective use of Franklin's correspondence, Dash keeps readers close to the thoughts and personalities of the book's historical figures. Petricic's black-and-white illustrations are a fine complement to the text." --The Horn Book "Petricic's droll artwork interprets events with a wit that America's first political cartoonist surely would have appreciated." --Booklist"A fascinating and illuminating book. It charts the journey of one of our nation's founders . . . with creativity, energy, and astonishing detail." --Signal
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0374306699
Dewey Decimal: 973.3/092
Library of Congress: 2004063204
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 246
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