Ben Franklin and the magic squares
By: by Frank Murphy ; illustrated by Richard Walz.
Contributors: Walz, Richard, ill.
Series: Step into reading.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Juvenile fiction; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Fiction; Number games -- Fiction; Mathematical recreations -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly.  Includes step-by-step instructions for creating your own magic squares.