"If we had lived at the time of Benjamin Franklin, and if that kind gentleman had asked us to illustrate the sayings from his Poor Richard's Almanack, here are the pictures we would have made." This is what the Petershams have said about this beautiful picture book in their famous THIS-IS-AMERICA series.

After a brief introduction giving young readers a few notes about Benjamin Franklin and his place in history and information about his Almanack, there follow beautiful pages in color illustrating the famous sayings—"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," "The sleeping fox catches no poultry," "Make haste slowly," and many others. Each page is a story, making a book to be enjoyed by all ages.

Picture book, storybook, history book — this is a book for every young American. From the dust jacket