{"product_id":"an-inconvenient-alphabet-ben-franklin-noah-websters-spelling-revolution-by-beth-anderson-elizabeth-baddeley","title":"An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin \u0026 Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution by Beth Anderson, Elizabeth Baddeley","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Delightful, relatable, and eye-catchingly illustrated.” —School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e“Deelytful and iloominaating for noo and seesuned reeders alyk.” —Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e“Thought-provoking and entertaining.” —School Library Connection\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging...A comprehensible, lively read.” —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you ever wish English was eez-ee-yer to spell? Ben Franklin and Noah Webster did! Debut author Beth Anderson and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of I Dissent, Elizabeth Baddeley, tell the story of two patriots and their attempt to revolutionize the English alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren today will be delighted to learn that when they “sound out” words, they are doing eg-zakt-lee what Ben and Noah wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49522087690480,"sku":"9781534405554","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/files\/9781534405554.jpg?v=1775755469","url":"https:\/\/shop.landmarkbooksellers.com\/products\/an-inconvenient-alphabet-ben-franklin-noah-websters-spelling-revolution-by-beth-anderson-elizabeth-baddeley","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}