The Founding Fathers!: Those Horse-‐Ridin’, Fiddle-‐ Playin’, Book-‐Readin’, Gun-‐Totin’ Gentlemen Who Started America

This history introduces early American leaders including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. They disagreed about whether the new country should separate from Britain and even about what they were creating. Despite those conflicts, the leaders worked toward a constitution for the United States. Ink-and-watercolor art accompanies the account, which also includes notes and sources for its portrayal of the nation’s founding figures.