What's the big idea, Ben Franklin?

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to …

Who was Ben Franklin?

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied …

The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin

Now available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling tell the story of the man known as the "wisest American." Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children, and…

Benjamin Franklin

Drawn from his own newspaper articles and personal recollections, a fascinating glimpse into the life of the brilliant printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman details his many accomplishments a…

A picture book of Benjamin Franklin

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0590559060

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 19 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

923 FRA

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