NEW YORK, July 4, 2006
'John, Paul, George & Ben'
Lane Smith's Humorous Children's Book On Five Founding Fathers
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Play CBS Video Video A History Book For Kids Author Lane Smith speaks to Harry Smith about his new book "John, Paul, George & Ben," which tells the childhood stories of little lads who would one day start a revolution and forever change America.
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He stopped by The Early Show Tuesday to discuss it.
The book's publisher, Hyperion, says on
"The lads were always getting into trouble for one reason or another. John's handwriting was bigger than all the other kids'. Paul's ear-splitting job as a bell-ringer made him speak a LITTLE TOO LOUDLY all the time. George was too honest for his own good. Ben was always talking in proverbs. . . . And Tom, well, he was just plain independent.
"But somehow, these five lads grew up to start a revolution--one that would change this country forever."
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