by Robert Lawson · Little, Brown Young Readers US · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780316517300
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«Ben and Me» is the children's novel by Robert Lawson, published by Little, Brown Young Readers US in paperback (114 pages, in English).
The mouse Amos, friend and adviser to Benjamin Franklin, narrates in the first person how he helped the famous inventor throughout his career. With humor, he recounts his involvement in inventions such as the Franklin stove, the kite experiment and lightning rods, as well as his time as ambassador to France.
Work written and illustrated by Robert Lawson, originally published in 1939; this 1988 edition includes additional material with a map of Franklin's travels.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12 interested in the history of the United States and in stories featuring animals.
Lawson "Robbie" N. Robertson was considered one of the more accomplished American track coaches of the first half of the twentieth century. From 1904-1936, he was with the American team at every Olympics with the exception of 1916 when the Olympics were cancelled due to WWI. He coached Track and Field for the Irish-American Athletic Club in Queens, New York from 1909–16, and then for the University of Pennsylvania from 1916-47. He was U.S. Olympic Assistant Track coach in 1912 and 1920 and was head coach for the American Track and Field Team in four Olympics from 1924-36.
