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Benjamin Franklin / by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Boris Kulikov.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Krull, Kathleen. Giants of science ; Description: 121 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780670012879 (hardcover)
  • 0670012874 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509.2 23
LOC classification:
  • Q143.F8 K78 2013
Contents:
Introduction -- The swimmer -- The runaway -- Extraordinary ambition -- How to keep warm -- Electric picnics? -- Lightning strikes -- And more -- Wrong turns, right turns, and funny turns -- In his spare time -- Franklinmania -- Under the mulberry tree -- Lasting impact.
Summary: "Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."--Summary: Shows Ben Franklin the "natural philosopher" (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricity -- including his famous demonstration that electricity and lightning were one and the same.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Nash 301 Children's Books Section J NF 509.2 KRU Available 33710001218572

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index.

Introduction -- The swimmer -- The runaway -- Extraordinary ambition -- How to keep warm -- Electric picnics? -- Lightning strikes -- And more -- Wrong turns, right turns, and funny turns -- In his spare time -- Franklinmania -- Under the mulberry tree -- Lasting impact.

"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."--

Shows Ben Franklin the "natural philosopher" (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricity -- including his famous demonstration that electricity and lightning were one and the same.

10 plus.

Grades 4 to 6.