{"product_id":"ticktock-bannekers-clock","title":"Ticktock Banneker's Clock","description":"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.\r","brand":"Shana Keller, David C. Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44440453808364,"sku":"9781585369560","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781585369560.jpg?v=1780047049","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/ticktock-bannekers-clock","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}