Nolan lives with his sister Olive and their mom. Nolan hasn't been in the
best of moods since his parents decided to get a divorce. One day a
strange package arrives at their front door. Nolan has no idea what it is,
so of course, he opens it. Nolan feels it is just a box filled with junk. But
the more they look at it, they notice that it has different years on it.
Nolan and Olive try everything to get it to do anything. Until all of a
sudden it works and who should appear in their kitchen, but Ben
Franklin! At first, they both feel this is just some kind of joke. The more
they watch Ben, the more they notice how amazed he is at everything
he sees.
This leads them into an adventure they will never forget. While Ben is
checking everything out, they wander outdoors with him. They head to
the library, where Ben explains that he is the one who started libraries
way back when. Ben even gives a lecture to a group of children.
As the story continues, not only do the children learn from Ben
Franklin, but he learns from them, too!
BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!
is such a great book by Candace Fleming! The illustrations by
Mark Fearing are also great. I can't even imagine a child finding
something like this. Fleming tells a wonderful story that includes
history. I even learned some things that I didn't know. Nowadays, I don't
think any child would know what to do with a box like this if they found
it. Way too many video games and iPhones!
I have a niece who loves to read as much as I do. I know she is going to
love this book when I give it to her. Perhaps she will learn history at the
same time. Even though this is a children's book, anyone will love it. So
go out and buy this book and give it to a child who loves to read.
Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st century
American town. Ben Franklin is, well, Ben Franklin—
Founding Father, inventor of the lightning rod and
bifocals, and more. When, through a bizarre set of
circumstances, Nolan and his little sister, Olive, find
Ben in their house, chaos isn't far behind.
From introducing him to the toaster to taking him to the
public library (another Ben invention) to preventing a
nosy neighbor from blowing Ben's cover, Nolan does his
best to be Ben's tour guide to the new world he helped
form.
With tons of funny illustrations throughout—plus graphic
novel-style sections interspersed—readers will love
adventuring alongside this awesome threesome.
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