01764cam a2200337 i 4500 2466072056 TxAuBib 20250731120000.0 220914s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780763695156 0763695157 TxAuBib rda Rockliff, Mara, author. Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France / written by Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2017] 45 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "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." -- Candlewick.com. 20250731. Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Juvenile literature. Inventors Juvenile literature. Scientists Juvenile literature. Science Juvenile literature. Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator. LAKCL