num_pages: 105
description: Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.
language: English
title: Who Was Ben Franklin?
titlecomplete: Who Was Ben Franklin?
characters: Benjamin Franklin
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Biography, Childrens, Science, American History, Nonfiction, American Revolution, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1850
series: Who Was . . . ? Series
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap