Krull, Kathleen <br/><br/>
Benjamin Franklin / 
by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Boris Kulikov. 
 - 121pages 22cm. 
 - Giants of science .
 - Krull, Kathleen.  Giants of science. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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."--  An account of the Founding Father's particular contributions as a scientist illuminates his studies on the nature of air and heat as well as the process through which he proved that lightning and electricity are the same. 
<br/><br/> 10 plus.  Grades 4 to 6. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670012879 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013018404 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Juvenile literature.<br/>Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 <br/>Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.<br/>Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.<br/>Scientists.<br/>Inventors.<br/>Scientists--United States--Biography.<br/>Inventors--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q143.F8  / K78 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>509.2  B 921  / FRANKLIN