Nice Work, Franklin!

Nice Work, Franklin!

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  • Author: Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
  • Publisher: Dial Books
  • ISBN: 0803738005
  • Category : Biography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 34

The story of a president who overcame both his personal challenges and the ones facing the nation.


Nice Work, Franklin!

Nice Work, Franklin!

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  • Author: Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0399187049
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

As one of our most inspirational and determined presidents, Franklin Roosevelt overcame his disability to lead the country out of the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt idolized his cousin Teddy Roosevelt. He started wearing eyeglasses like Teddy, he spoke like Teddy, and he held the same public offices as Teddy. But then one day his life changed—he got sick. He developed polio and he could no longer walk. But Franklin also had Teddy’s determination, so after physical therapy and hard work, he ran for governor of New York and won. Then a different kind of sickness, the Great Depression, spread across the country: Banks were closing, and thousands lost their jobs. Franklin said that if you have a problem, solve it. If one solution doesn’t work, try another but above all TRY SOMETHING. So Franklin ran for president, and on Inauguration Day, he made it clear that together they would conquer this sickness. He got to work creating jobs and slowly America started getting better. Suzanne Tripp Jurmain and Larry Day of George Did It and Worst of Friends fame are teamed up again to tell the story of how our only disabled president saved himself and then saved the country.


A Great Improvisation

A Great Improvisation

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  • Author: Stacy Schiff
  • Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
  • ISBN: 1429907991
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 530

Soon to be a streaming series ● In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career In December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins an enthralling narrative account of how Benjamin Franklin--seventy years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French--convinced France, an absolute monarchy, to underwrite America's experiment in democracy. When Franklin stepped onto French soil, he well understood he was embarking on the greatest gamble of his career. By virtue of fame, charisma, and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues; engineered the Franco-American alliance of 1778; and helped to negotiate the peace of 1783. The eight-year French mission stands not only as Franklin's most vital service to his country but as the most revealing of the man. In A Great Improvisation, Stacy Schiff draws from new and little-known sources to illuminate the least-explored part of Franklin's life. Here is an unfamiliar, unforgettable chapter of the Revolution, a rousing tale of American infighting, and the treacherous backroom dealings at Versailles that would propel George Washington from near decimation at Valley Forge to victory at Yorktown. From these pages emerge a particularly human and yet fiercely determined Founding Father, as well as a profound sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country's bid for independence.


No Ordinary Time

No Ordinary Time

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  • Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1439126194
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 790

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.


Franklin's Big Book of Stories

Franklin's Big Book of Stories

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  • Author:
  • Publisher: Kids Can Press
  • ISBN: 1771380284
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 188

This popular collection starring the lovable turtle Franklin includes six first readers: Franklin and the Scooter, Franklin and the Contest, Franklin and the Bubble Gum, Franklin and the Stopwatch, Franklin and the Magic Show and Franklin and the Cookies. In each story, Franklin faces a unique problem common to the everyday lives and experiences of young children. Whether it's an overwhelming desire to get a scooter of his own, a dilemma over what to do when he inadvertently ?steals? all the bubble gum from a machine or the conflicting desire to eat all of his cookies while also wanting to share them with others, Franklin faces up to each situation with honesty, a generous spirit and a lot of ingenuity. With his good friends Bear, Fox, Beaver and Rabbit nearby to lend a hand, Franklin always manages to find a terrific and age-appropriate happy ending to his dilemma, teaching children that no problem is ever too big to resolve. Crafted for early readers, the stories all contain short sentences, and every page has clear, easy-to-follow illustrations, which provide contextual clues to any words children may stumble over. Each story begins with the same two sentences --- ?Franklin can tie his shoes. Franklin can count by twos.? --- helping to build reading confidence through repetition. A favorite from books and the beloved television show Franklin and Friends, the familiar characters in these stories are widely appealing, making this a comfortable choice for new readers.


Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies

Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies

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  • Author: Walter Isaacson
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN: 9781982130428
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This exclusive boxed set from beloved New York Times bestselling author Walter Isaacson features his definitive biographies: Steve Jobs, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci. “If anybody in America understands genius, it’s Walter Isaacson.” —Salon Celebrated historian, journalist, and bestselling author Walter Isaacson’s biography collection of geniuses now available in one boxed set—the perfect gift for history lovers everywhere. Steve Jobs: The “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. The story of the roller-coaster life and intense creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Isaacson’s portrait touched millions of readers. Einstein: How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography of Albert Einstein—also the basis for the ten-part National Geographic series starring Geoffrey Rush—shows how Einstein’s scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Benjamin Franklin: In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Ben Franklin’s amazing life, showing how the most fascinating Founding Father helped forge the American national identity. Leonardo da Vinci: History’s consummate innovator and most creative thinker. Isaacson illustrates how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.


Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

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  • Author: Margaret Frith
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101184949
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 113

Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography.


Nice to Meet You, Franklin!

Nice to Meet You, Franklin!

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  • Author: Charles M. Schulz
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1534417036
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 28

Charlie Brown makes a new friend—Franklin—in this 8x8 Peanuts storybook! After Charlie Brown and Franklin meet at the beach, Charlie Brown introduces his new friend to everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone in the Peanuts gang thinks he’s great, but what does Franklin think of a girl who has an advice booth and a dog who thinks he’s an airplane pilot? These new friends are interesting to say the least! © 2018 Peanuts Worldwide LLC


Writing for Story

Writing for Story

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  • Author: Jon Franklin
  • Publisher: Berkley
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Rhetoric
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 294

It's the new nonfiction: the creative hybrid combining the readability and excitement of fiction with the best of expository prose; the innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. In this book, an undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story shares his secrets.


Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom

Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom

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  • Author: Benjamin Franklin
  • Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781441300591
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 76