Following their adventure with Benjamin Franklin, Jack and Annie want to learn more about the Founding Father and search out facts about his life and accomplishments, including his electricity kite-flying experiment and his most famous inventions.

At the time of his famous kite experiment, Benjamin Franklin was unaware that his theories about electricity had already made him a celebrity all over Europe, especially in France, where fashionable circles loved to discuss scientific discovery. Admired by the French court and beloved by French citizens, Franklin effectively became America's first foreign diplomat, later helping to enlist France's military and financial support for the American Revolution....

Profiles the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician and scientist.

"A juvenile biography of Benjamin Franklin, scientist, inventor, printer, writer, statesman, and Founding Father"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, who was famous as a printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman.

"A classic biography of Benjamin Franklin for young readers in a new, illustrated edition. Benjamin Franklin was a true American original -- an accomplished scientist, athlete, inventor, writer, statesman, diplomat, printer, and philosopher. This classic biography by eminent historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Fleming paints a lively portrait of Franklin, a self-made man blessed with talent and immense curiosity about the world around him....