What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jean Fritz 著；Margot Tomes 绘
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 1976-07
• ISBN 9780399234873
• 定价 140.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 48页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Nomatterhowbusyhewas,BenFranklinalwaysfoundtimetotryoutnewideasandhewasalsoamanofmanytalents.HewasalsoanambassadortoEngland,aprinter,analmanacmaker,apolitician,andevenavegetarian(foratime).Abriefbiographyoftheeighteenth-centuryprinter,inventor,andstatesmanwhoplayedaninfluentialroleintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates.

【作者简介】

"ThequestionIammostoftenasked,"JeanFritzsays,"ishowdoIfindmyideas?Theansweris:Idon't.Ideasfindme.Acharacterinhistorywillsuddenlysteprightoutofthepastanddemandabook.Generallypeopledon'tbothertospeaktomeunlessthere'sagoodchancethatI'lltakethemon."Throughoutalmostfourdecadesofwritingabouthistory,JeanFritzhastakenonplentyofpeople,startingwithGeorgeWashingtoninTheCabinFacedWest(1958).Sincethen,herrefreshinglyinformalhistoricalbiographiesforchildrenhavebeenwidelyacclaimedas"unconventional,""good-humored,""witty,""irrepressible,"and"extraordinary."Inherroleasbiographer,JeanFritzattemptstouncovertheadventuresandpersonalitiesbehindeachcharactersheresearches."OncemycharacterandIhavereachedanunderstanding,"sheexplains,"thenIbeginthedetectivework—readingoldbooks,oldletters,oldnewspapers,andvisitingtheplaceswheremysubjectlived.OftenIturnupsurprisesandofcourseIpasstheseon."Itisherpenchantformakingdistanthistoricalfiguresseemrealthatbringsthecharacterstolifeandmakesthebiographiesentertaining,informative,andfilledwithnaturalchildappeal.Anoriginalandlivelythinker,aswellasaninspirationtochildrenandadults,JeanFritzisundeniablyamasterofhercraft.ShewasawardedtheReginaMedalbytheCatholicLibraryAssociation,presentedwiththeLauraIngallsWilderAwardbytheAmericanLibraryAssociationforher"substantialandlastingcontributiontochildren'sliterature,"andhonoredwiththeKnickerbockerAwardforJuvenileLiterature,whichwaspresentedbytheNewYorkStateLibraryAssociationforherbodyofwork.copyright?2000byPenguinPutnamBooksforYoungReaders.Allrightsreserved.