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Ticktock Banneker's Clock - by Shana Keller (Hardcover)

Ticktock Banneker's Clock - by  Shana Keller (Hardcover)
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Last Price: 16.99 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a striking clock based on his own drawings and using a pocketknife"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife. This picture book biography focuses on one episode in a remarkable life.

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