Ticktock Banneker's clock
By: written by Shana Keller ; illustrated by David C. Gardner
Contributors: Gardner, David C. (David Colby), 1959- ill
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585369560
Subjects: African American scientists; Juvenile literature; Clocks and watches; Design and construction
Description: Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife. This picture book biography focuses on one episode in a remarkable life.
Notes: 1234 Childrens Plus, Inc.

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