An inconvenient alphabet : Ben Franklin and Noah Webster's spelling revolution
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Author
Anderson, Beth, 1954-
Contributors
Baddeley, Elizabeth, illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.9, 1 Points
Lexile measure
680

Notes

General Note
"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Details the origins of Noah Webster's first American English dictionary and the struggles of Webster and Ben Franklin to help unify the new country through language in the 1780s.
Target Audience
680L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.9,0.5,197764.

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LC Subjects
Americanisms -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- United States -- Orthography and spelling -- Juvenile literature.
Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790
Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790 -- Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Picture books.
Spelling reform -- Juvenile literature.
Webster, Noah, -- 1758-1843 -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Americanisms.
English language -- United States -- Orthography and spelling.
Spelling reform.
Webster, Noah, -- 1758-1843.