Ben Franklin's Big Splash: the Mostly True Story of His First Invention

Publisher Marketing: Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish - fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben s earliest invention follows the budding scientist s journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions." Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 54 (EAN 9781633794450, DVD-Video) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 121 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2014 pg. 134 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 98 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2014 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 (EAN 9781620914465, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Rosenstock, Barb Barb Rosenstock loves inventing stories. Her award-winning picture books include: Fearless, The Littlest Mountain, The Camping Trip that Changed America, Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library, The Noisy Paintbox, and The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America's Hero. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, two sons, and two big poodles. Contributor Bio:  Berneis, Susie Susie Berneis is a versatile voice over artist with numerous narration credits to her name. She has an ear for dialect and a love for the process of developing characters, cultivated in her 20-plus years of experience as a community and regional stage actress. Based in Ann Arbor, (home of the University of Michigan, where she received her BA in English and Theatre) Susie now takes great joy in playing all the characters she encounters in her narration.