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Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring -- he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond -- without swimming a single stroke?
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Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring -- he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond -- without swimming a single stroke?
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Young Ben Franklin spent much of his time working with his father, but he also conducted experiments and worked on inventions.
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Learn all about the childhood of one of America's founding fathers in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring--he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond--without swimming a single stroke?
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Ben Franklin and His First Kite (PB)
About the Author
Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including andlt;iandgt;How Santa Got His Jobandlt;/iandgt; (an ALA Notable Book) and andlt;iandgt;Big Bad Wolves at Schoolandlt;/iandgt;. He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him at StephenKrensky.com.