This book puts in perspective what a great inventor Ben Franklin was. Things such as odometers, lightening rods, and bifocals were all due to his genius. It shows on one page Ben making the invention, and on the other us using it . This is a great book to read to students while discussing history.
The book is a tell of a young boy trying to save his families lively hood. By using his pet dog to try to win a race to earn money for his family. The dog however is not accustomed to the rigorous task of running a race in such conditions. This tell is very heart felt and remarkable.
This book is about a amazing person who faced many obstacles. Helen Keller at a young age became both blind and deaf due to a high fever. Still she was able to learn how to read and do many other things that we sometimes take for granted.
Allen Say describes his grandfather’s journey from Japan to America. On his three-week steamship voyage. He explores by train the western landscapes of huge rock formations and endless farm fields. During his travels, he meets people of different color, certainly a new sight for him. Eventually, his grandfather settles along the coast of California after briefly returning to Japan to marry his childhood sweetheart.