An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin & Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution
An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin & Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution
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Do you ever wish English was eez-ee-yer to spell? Noah Webster and his friend Ben Franklin did! Debut author Beth Anderson and the New York Times bestselling illustrator, Elizabeth Baddeley, tell the story of two patriots and their attempt to revolutionize the English alphabet.
Once upon a revolutionary time, two great American patriots tried to make life easier. They knew how hard it was to spell words in English. They knew that sounds didn’t match letters. They knew that the problem was an inconvenient English alphabet.
In 1786, Ben Franklin, at age eighty, and Noah Webster, twenty-eight, teamed up. Their goal? Make English easier to read and write. But even for great thinkers, what seems easy can turn out to be hard.
Children today will be delighted to learn that when they “sound out” words, they are doing eg-zakt-lee what Ben and Noah wanted. This 50 page hardcover is written for elementary scholars but the compelling and engaging stories along with captivating illustrations will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
Once upon a revolutionary time, two great American patriots tried to make life easier. They knew how hard it was to spell words in English. They knew that sounds didn’t match letters. They knew that the problem was an inconvenient English alphabet.
In 1786, Ben Franklin, at age eighty, and Noah Webster, twenty-eight, teamed up. Their goal? Make English easier to read and write. But even for great thinkers, what seems easy can turn out to be hard.
Children today will be delighted to learn that when they “sound out” words, they are doing eg-zakt-lee what Ben and Noah wanted. This 50 page hardcover is written for elementary scholars but the compelling and engaging stories along with captivating illustrations will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
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