{"product_id":"an-inconvenient-alphabet-ben-franklin-noah-websters-spelling-revolution-9781534405554","title":"An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin \u0026 Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Delightful, relatable, and eye-catchingly illustrated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeelytful and iloominaating for noo and seesuned reeders alyk.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Thought-provoking and entertaining.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Engaging...A comprehensible, lively read.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you ever wish English was \u003ci\u003eeez-ee-yer\u003c\/i\u003e to spell? Ben Franklin and Noah Webster did  Debut author Beth Anderson and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling illustrator of \u003ci\u003eI Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Baddeley, tell the story of two patriots and their attempt to revolutionize the English alphabet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildren today will be delighted to learn that when they \"sound out\" words, they are doing \u003ci\u003eeg-zakt-lee\u003c\/i\u003e what Ben and Noah wanted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534405554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 9.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e197764 \/ Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin \u0026amp; Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beth Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180630212789,"sku":"9781534405554","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eda64cda-98e1-4f52-b53f-939a0c1de516.jpg?v=1697517216","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-inconvenient-alphabet-ben-franklin-noah-websters-spelling-revolution-9781534405554","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}