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A Ben Of All Trades by Michael J. Rosen & Matt Tavares

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A Ben Of All Trades

The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin

by Michael J. Rosen & Matt Tavares

Narrator Qarie Marshall

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Length 44 minutes

Language English

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Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won’t hear of it. The other trades he tries—candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner—bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius we remember today. Inspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Michael J. Rosen’s wry tale captures Ben’s spirit in evocative yet playful language. A love story to the value of variety, A Ben of All Trades sheds light on an unconventional path to greatness and humanizes a towering figure in American history.

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Michael J. Rosen is an American author and a dog lover of the highest order. He has written everything from children's picture books to adult poetry and novels. Rosen is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has a Masters in poetry from Columbia. The Tale of Rescue was inspired by his newest rescue dog, an Australian Stumpy-Tail Cattle Dog named Chant. Rosen lives in Glenford, Ohio.

Matt Tavares is an experienced author and illustrator who has written numerous children's books. He currently resides in Ogunquit, Maine.

Qarie Marshall has narrated over thirty series for the Discovery Channel and the BBC. He has also been a guest voice on Comedy Central's Drawn Together and has recorded BBC radio plays, the in-flight programming for Virgin Atlantic Airlines, over eighty video games for the PlayStation and Xbox, and numerous audiobooks. In 2007, he was made an Associate Artist of The Purple Rose Theatre.