Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
By Mara Rockliff
Illustrators
Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno
Edition
SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Nonfiction; Goodreads Choice Awards 2015, Picture Books
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Nonfiction, Gold
Booklist Best Picture Books of 2015
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Nonfiction
Booklist Lasting Connections, 2015
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100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 CCBC Choices–Science, Technology, and the Natural World
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Elementary / Middle Grade Nonfiction
2016 Golden Kite Award Honor, Nonfiction
2016 Cook Prize Winner
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, History
By Mara Rockliff
Hardcover edition
Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN9780763663513
Awards and Honors 2016 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books, Commended, Middle GradesSLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Nonfiction; Goodreads Choice Awards 2015, Picture Books
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Nonfiction, Gold
Booklist Best Picture Books of 2015
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Nonfiction
Booklist Lasting Connections, 2015
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Middle Readers
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Informational Books for Older Readers
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 CCBC Choices–Science, Technology, and the Natural World
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Elementary / Middle Grade Nonfiction
2016 Golden Kite Award Honor, Nonfiction
2016 Cook Prize Winner
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, History
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
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1776: Paris was abuzz about Dr. Mesmer, who claimed to have discovered a remarkable new force. The king of France asked a visiting Ben Franklin to investigate. Further information about the scientific method, Benjamin Franklin, and Franz Anton Mesmer. Sources. Full-color illustrations were drawn with pencil and colored digitally.
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