Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2015
Word Count 2,422
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 173543, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Science--Experiments--Juvenile literature
- Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815--Juvenile literature
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Juvenile literature
- France--History--18th century
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Science--Methodology--Juvenile literature
- Methodology
- Psychology--Experiments
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science
- Psychology--Experiments--Juvenile literature
- Science
- Psychology
- Mesmer, Franz Anton
- Mesmerism--Juvenile literature
- Experiments
- Science--Methodology
- Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815
- France--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Mesmerism
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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- Picture Books for Older Children & Teens
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Mara Rockliff about Mesmerized
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mara Rockliff
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Iacopo Bruno
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 10
![Cook Prize, 2012-2024](/images/awards/28.png.pagespeed.ce.cONY4Bov3K.png)
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Winner, 2016
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2016
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Honor, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Science Selection, 2015
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg.pagespeed.ce.hZpAiMOgzy.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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