Carmella Van Vleet

Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions

You Can Build Yourself

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With over 25 hands-on building projects and activities, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America's greatest thinkers. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, "Poor Richard's Almanac," and so much more. Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach readers about the courage, creativity, and determination of Ben Franklin. The text and projects in this book provide readers and teachers an interdisciplinary framework through which to understand Ben Franklin and his environment growing up in a young America. Furthermore, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions meets Common Core State Standards for reading informational text. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nomad Press (VT)
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 204mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780977129478
• ISBN-10: 0977129470
• Artikelnr.: 22960681

Autorenporträt

Carmella Van Vleet: Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher and the author of Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself, Seven Wonders, Explore Ancient Greece!, Explore Ancient Egypt!, Explore Ancient Rome, How to Avoid School Snafus, Writing Club, and Writing Club II. She lives in Lewis Center, Ohio.