Who Was Ben Franklin - Who Was...? Author:Dennis Brindell Fradin, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in this age group makes this a highly accessible biography for upper elementary stude... more »nts.« less