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Diplomat, statesman, writer, scientist, inventor--Ben Franklin had many different ideas and interests along with an all-consuming appetite for knowledge and experience. In
The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin, readers ages 9 to 12 experience Franklin's joy of learning by reading about his life and doing hands-on inventive activities that promote innovation and engineering-design thinking. Kids love the links to online media and loads of career connections in the fields of engineering, art, astronomy, and more!
About the author
Alicia Z. Klepeis is the author of more than 160 nonfiction and fiction books. Her titles include
Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Astronauts;
The Renaissance Inventors;
The Renaissance Explorers; and
Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects. She has also written books for National Geographic Kids and Little Gestalten (among others). She lives with her family in Hamilton, New York. Micah Rauch is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from the beautiful state of Montana. He received a BFA in graphic design from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and is the illustrator of
Crazy Contraptions: Build Rube Goldberg Machines that Swoop, Spin, Stack, and Swivel; Fairground Physics: Motion, Momentum, and Magnets; and
Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin' Reactions, and Magical Mixtures. 
