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Ben Franklin's big splash : the mostly true story of his first invention / Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Juvenile
ISBN:
  • 9781620914465
  • 1620914468
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.R71943 Ben 2014
  • A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Summary: "Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... 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 Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes"-- Amazon.com.
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Books Idaho Springs Public Library Junior Biography J B FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30404100120631

Includes bibliographical references.

"Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... 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 Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes"-- Amazon.com.

A Junior Library Guild Selection.

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