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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

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A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock , a rocking chair with a fan over it , and a windmill . Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian .

"This biography is distinguished by its humanizing detail [and] amusing tone." - School Library Journal

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1976

ISBN 13: 9780698113725

What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

0/5 ( ratings)

A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock , a rocking chair with a fan over it , and a windmill . Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian .

"This biography is distinguished by its humanizing detail [and] amusing tone." - School Library Journal

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1976

ISBN 13: 9780698113725

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