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1) Ben Franklin and his first kite

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Childhood of famous Americans (Aladdin)

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring-he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond-without swimming a single stroke?

2) Now & Ben: the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Barretta, Gene

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) The Ben Franklin book of easy and incredible experiments

Publisher

Wiley

Pub. Date

c1995

Language

English

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STEAM for Kids

4) Ben Franklin's big splash: he mostly true story of his first invention

Publisher

Dreamscape Media

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

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Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish; fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led him to even more innovations and inventions.

5) Benjamin Franklin

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

Giants of Science

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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"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."--

6) The Franklin affair: a novel

Author

Lehrer, James

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

7) To the future, Ben Franklin!

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Magic tree house. Original series volume 32

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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"Jack and Annie are whisked back in time by the magic tree house to meet Benjamin Franklin in Old Philadelphia"--

8) The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with related documents

Author

Franklin, Benjamin

Series

The Bedford series in history and culture

Publisher

Bedford/St. Martin's

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

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This edition of Franklin's famous autobiography is accompanied by a portfolio of illustrations and an introduction that provides background for students and invites them to think about the work's lasting impact on American society and culture.

9) History kids: Benjamin Franklin

Series

History kids)

Publisher

Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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In this brand-new, 2016, high-definition program, students will learn all about Benjamin Franklin's life as a printer, writer, scientist, inventor and Founding Father. From discovering electricity to helping shape our country, Benjamin Franklin has had a major impact on our technology and our government. Students will come to understand why Franklin is considered "The First Model American" and why he is referred to as the man who snatched the lightning...

10) Benjamin Franklin: American statesman, scientist, and writer

Author

Fish, Bruce

Series

Colonial leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the well known American statesman, inventor, printer, and author of "Poor Richard's Almanacks."

11) Benjamin Franklin: inventor and patriot

Author

Ford, Carin T

Series

Famous inventors

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Profiles a man whose childhood love of reading and desire to know about everything led to a multifaceted career as an inventor, scientist, printer, and statesman.

12) A Ben of all trades: the most inventive boyhood of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Rosen, Michael J

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description

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While his father unsuccessfully apprentices him to a joiner, a shoemaker, and a turner, young Benjamin experiments swimming and a kite, and eventually ends up as a printer's apprentice.