| Author/Contributor(s): | Fritz, Jean; Tomes, Margot |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books |
| Date: | 5/7/1996 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to turn his roast meat on its spit). Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time, anyway).
"This biography is distinguished by its humanizing detail [and] amusing tone." - School Library Journal