Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)

Author

Krensky, Stephen Lakin, Patricia Patrick, Denise Lewis Goldsmith, Howard Gutman, Dan Merchant, Peter

1) Ben Franklin and his first kite

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)
Ready-to-read. Level 2

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Description

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A beginning biography of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite!

2) Helen Keller and the big storm

Author

Lakin, Patricia

3) A lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Patrick, Denise Lewis

Series

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

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

c2003

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!"

4) Mark Twain at work!

Author

Goldsmith, Howard

5) Thomas Edison to the rescue!

Author

Goldsmith, Howard

6) Babe Ruth and the ice cream mess

Author

Gutman, Dan

7) Eleanor Roosevelt and the scary basement

Author

Merchant, Peter

8) Jackie Robinson and the big game

Author

Gutman, Dan

9) Thomas Jefferson and the ghostriders

Author

Goldsmith, Howard