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Rockliff, Mara.
MESMERIZED: HOW BEN FRANKLIN SOLVED A MYSTERY THAT BAFFLED ALL OF FRANCE
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2015
IL K-3, RL 5.0
ISBN 0763663514

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When Ben Franklin travels to France to ask the King and Queen to support the American Revolution, an amazing cure-all is taking Paris by storm! Dr. Franz Mesmer heals all kinds of ailments simply by waving an iron wand around the body of a person. EVERYONE is captivated by this miracle cure! Except doctors. They raise a ruckus--their patients are demanding Mesmer’s cure, called “animal magnetism,” for everything that ails them. King Louis XVI enlists the help of Franklin to investigate this amazing new treatment. Using the scientific method, Franklin discovers the truth behind the invisible treatment. This fun read aloud teaches the scientific method in an entertaining romp. Bruno’s double-page spreads bring the Paris of 1776 to life amidst a variety of font styles and sizes that entertain almost as much as the story itself. (Garden State Children's Book Awards, 2018)

SUBJECTS:    Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
                        Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815. 
                        Research -- Methodology.
                         Science -- Methodology.

 
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