Ben Franklin and the magic squares /
by Frank Murphy : illustrated by Richard Walz
- First Scholastic printing , October 2001
- New York : Scholastic , 2001 .
- 48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm .
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Shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating your own magic squares.