| Description |
121 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Krull, Kathleen.
Giants of science.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index. |
| 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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
10 plus. |
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Grades 4 to 6. |
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1140L Lexile |
| Note |
10 plus. |
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Grades 4 to 6. |
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1140L Lexile |
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Accelerated Reader MG 8.6 3 160218 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 8.6 3 160218 |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Juvenile literature.
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Scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Kulikov, Boris, 1966- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780670012879 (hardcover) |
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0670012874 (hardcover) |
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