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Download or read book Benjamin Franklin written by Maria Mihalik Higgins and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the life and career of the statesman, inventor, scientist, and printer Benjamin Franklin.
Download or read book The Inventor Benjamin Franklin written by Melissa Settle and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2005-08-03 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This script is based on the true story of the life of Benjamin Franklin. As a boy, Franklin becomes an apprentice to a printer, but questions about science spark his curiosity. He later becomes one of the most famous and important American inventors. The science connection is inventions and inventors.
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