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Benjamin Franklin, Scientist and Inventorby Eve B. Feldman
Benjamin Franklin, Scientist and Inventor
Published 1999 by Franklin Watts

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Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Lifeby Candace Fleming
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life
Published 2003 by Atheneum Books

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This unique portrait of one of America's most important figures is modeled on Franklin's own "Poor Richard's Almanack" and organized around the key themes of Franklin's life. Illustrations.

Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father and Inventorby Leila Merrell Foster
Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father and Inventor
Published 1997 by Enslow Publishers

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-- 100+ page biographies of famous Americans.

-- Great for reports and curriculum tie-ins.

Benjamin Franklinby Brenda Haugen
Benjamin Franklin
Published 2005 by Compass Point Books

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Covering important figures throughout the ages, these lively books are filled with engaging text based on primary sources and thorough research. The full-color images, historical photos and paintings, and detailed maps add to the books' appeal.

Benjamin Franklin: An American Lifeby Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Published 2003 by Simon & Schuster

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Rescuing Benjamin Franklin from the clich of genial codger, this book celebrates the most interesting, advanced, and earthy of the founding fathers. 16-page four-color insert.

Benjamin Franklinby Edmund S. Morgan
Benjamin Franklin
Published 2003 by Yale University Press

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Chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review and as a best book for 2002 by the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, and Publishers Weekly. A finalist for the 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant. In addition, he was a man of vast contradictions. This bestselling biography by one of our greatest historians offers a compact and provocative new portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot.

Benjamin Franklinby Steve Parker
Benjamin Franklin
Published 1995 by Chelsea House Publications

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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklinby Gordon S. Wood
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Published 2004 by Penguin Press

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When using the catalog, use the following subject terms:

 

Inventors

Inventors – juvenile literature

 

Books on this topic are generally found in these Dewey Decimal areas of the library:

609.

926.

Biographies

 

Websites:

 

http://www.inventors.about.com

This site has inventors A-Z and a 20th century timeline

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001490

This site features 12 specific inventors that they think had a great impact on the world along with a timeline on them.  There is also a section of fun and games.

 

 

http://www.bkfk.com/inventions

This site features inventor lists by nationalities and mini biographies of famous inventors.

 

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Brown/TE/INVENTORS/AFRICAN/links.html

This site lists 11 African-American inventors with a number of links for each one.          

 

 

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