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Benjamin Franklin
by Krull, Kathleen; Kulikov, BorisISBN13:
9780670012879
ISBN10:
0670012874
Format:
Hardcover
Pub. Date:
6/13/2013
Publisher(s):
Viking Juvenile
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Summary
There are countless books about that famous colonial multitasker. But Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building. Witty and engaging, her biography follows Franklin's studies on the nature of air and heat and the process by which he proved electricity and lightning were one and the same. Readers come away with a perceptive, fair-minded portrait of a man who became such a celebrity during his years in Paris that souvenir stores sold Franklin ashtrays, dolls, and even wallpaper. This is a worthy addition to the Giants of Science series.
Author Biography
Kathleen Krull, the noted social historian, lives in San Diego, California.
Boris Kulikov, the illustrator of this series, lives in New York City.
Boris Kulikov, the illustrator of this series, lives in New York City.
