Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France by Rockliff, Mara

Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France
by Rockliff, Mara; illustrated by Bruno, Iacopo

(#0995NS9)

Hardcover Candlewick Press, 2015

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Description: 45 pages : color illustrations, color map; 25 x 28 cm
Dewey: 001.4; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 5.0
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FollettBound Glued Candlewick Press, 2015
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Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 45). Relates the story of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the early development of the scientific method during a visit to France during the American Revolution to drum up support for the colonists. When asked to determine if the invisible force that Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer claimed he was using to cure patients was genuine, Franklin devised a series of tests that provided the answer in clear results.

From the Publisher
Discover how Benjamin Franklin's scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer's mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history. The day Ben Franklin first set foot in Paris, France, he found the city all abuzz. Everyone was talking about something new'remarkable, thrilling, and strange. Something called . . . Science! But soon the straightforward American inventor Benjamin Franklin is upstaged by a compelling and enigmatic figure: Dr. Mesmer. In elaborately staged shows, Mesmer, wearing a fancy coat of purple silk and carrying an iron wand, convinces the people of Paris that he controls a magic force that can make water taste like a hundred different things, cure illness, and control thoughts! But Ben Franklin is not convinced. Will his practical approach of observing, hypothesizing, and testing get to the bottom of the mysterious Mesmer's tricks? A rip-roaring, lavishly illustrated peek into a fascinating moment in history shows the development and practice of the scientific method'and reveals the amazing power of the human mind.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication Date: March 10, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: First edition 2015.
  • Dewey: 001.4
  • Description: 45 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 28 cm
  • Tracings: Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7636-6351-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-6351-3
  • LCCN: 2014-939337
  • Follett Number: 0995NS9
  • Reading Level: 5.0
  • Audience: Lower Elementary