Rosenstock, Barb,

Ben Franklin's big splash : the mostly true story of his first invention / Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

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"--

A Junior Library Guild Selection.

9781620914465 1620914468

2014931339


Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Childhood and youth--Fiction.


Inventors--Juvenile fiction.
Inventions--Juvenile fiction.
Swimming--Juvenile fiction.
Inventors--Fiction.
Inventions--Fiction.
Swimming--Fiction.

PZ7.R71943 / Ben 2014

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