Books  & Videos about Benjamin Franklin

Children's Books about Ben Franklin

Adler, David. A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin. Holiday House: New York, 1990. 

Cousins, Margaret. Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia. New York: Random House, 1980.

Davidson, Margaret. The Story of Benjamin Franklin, Amazing American. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, 1988.

Fritz, Jean. What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? New York: Penguin Putnam Books, 1976.

Gross, Ruth Belov. A Book About Benjamin Franklin. Scholastic: New York, 1975.

Wright, E. ed. The Sayings of Benjamin Franklin. London: Redwood Books, 1995.

Books about Lightning

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll.  Harpercollins, 1999.

Bryan, Ashley. The Story of Lightning & Thunder. 1999.

Cutts, David. Thunder and Lightning (I Can Read About). Troll Associates, 1998.

Hopping, Lorraine Jean. Wild Weather: Lightning! (Hello Reader! Science Level 4). Cartwheel Books, 1999.

Kramer, Stephen. Lightning. (Nature in Action) First Avenue Editions 1993.

Pearce, Q. L. Lightning and other Wonders of the Sky. Englewood Cliffs: RGA Publishing Group, Inc. 1989.

Saunders-Smith, Gail. Lightning (Weather). Pebble Books, 1998.

Simon, Seymour. Lightning. Mulberry Books, 1999.

Taylor, Helen. You'd Never Believe It But...a Lightning Bolt Is Hotter Than the Sun and Other Facts About Electricity. Copper Beech Books, 1998.

Videos:

Benjamin Franklin, Scientist & Inventor. Animated Hero Classics Living History Productions, Nest Entertainment.

Benjamin Franklin. A&E Video.

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