Full name: Ben Franklin's Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of His First Invention

Author: Barb Rosenstock Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Biographies, Non Fiction, History, Science Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781620914465 9781633796379 1620914468 163379637X

Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Ben's Big Splash is the story of Franklin's first invention, his journey through the scientific method, and the surprising successes that result when you're willing to make mistakes. Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement to S. D. Schindler's pen and ink and watercolor illustrations. Together they recreate history in an engaging and unique way. Both author and illustrator worked closely with Franklin experts, and the book includes Franklin quotes, an extensive author's note, timeline, and bibliography. Similar books: Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock Dorothea's Eyes by Barb Rosenstock Now & Ben by Gene Barretta A Computer Called Katherine by Suzanne Slade Mesmerized by Mara Rockliff Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark A Weed Is a Flower by Aliki The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky Marvelous Mattie by Emily Arnold McCully Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis Electric Ben by Robert Byrd The Tree of Life by Peter Sis Fearless Flyer by Heather Lang Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh Secret Engineer by Rachel Dougherty Of Numbers and Stars by D. Anne Love The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock What Color Is My World? by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield