17th January is celebrated worldwide as Benjamin Franklin Day. He was born on this day in 1706 in Boston, the fifteenth child to a family with a modest soap and candle business. Franklin was a polymath, someone who had expertise in a variety of subjects, and an active inventor, author, printer, passionate about music and politics. He stopped attending school at the age of ten.
Look for these biographies to learn more about his inventions and politics.
It is also Kid Inventors' Day because Benjamin Franklin first began inventing things as a child. Last year I wrote about this and gave a list of books to look for in the library. The Aussie Child Network also has lots of tangents to explore.
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