Hospitals, libraries, bifocals, Daylight Savings Time, lightning rods, odometers, swimming flippers! These are just some of the institutions and innovations created by Benjamin Franklin. Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta, is a clever picture book where readers are introduced to many of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions that are still in use today. Each page is either titled "Now" to show how we use the invention in the present or "Ben" for how Franklin’s invention was originally used. For example, Now…every automobile has an odometer to measure the distance it travels. Ben…invented the odometer when he was postmaster general so he could measure his postal routes. With lively, colorful cartoon illustrations, this title both entertains and educates and leaves the reader wondering how Franklin’s inventions will influence the future. What a great book to inspire the inventor in all of us!
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