Mesmerized

Mesmerized

How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France

by Mara Rockliff, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Perfectbound, 45 pages
Current Retail Price: $7.99
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When American inventor Benjamin Franklin arrives in Paris, he is upstaged by a compelling and enigmatic figure: Dr. Mesmer. In elaborately staged shows, Mesmer has Parisians believing he can control a magic force that changes the taste of water, cures illness, and controls thoughts! Can Ben Franklin’s approach of observing, hypothesizing, and testing get to the bottom of Mesmer’s tricks? A rip-roaring, lavishly illustrated peek into a fascinating moment in history shows the development of the scientific method — and reveals the amazing power of the human mind.

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