TY - BOOK AU - Krull,Kathleen AU - Kulikov,Boris TI - Benjamin Franklin T2 - Giants of science SN - 0670012874 (hardcover) PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. KW - Franklin, Benjamin, KW - Inventors KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Scientists N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index; Introduction -- The swimmer -- The runaway -- Extraordinary ambition -- How to keep warm -- Electric picnics? -- Lightning strikes -- And more -- Wrong turns, right turns, and funny turns -- In his spare time -- Franklinmania -- Under the mulberry tree -- Lasting impact; Age 10+; Grades 4 to 6 N2 - "Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."-- ER -