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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Author
Publication Date
May 19, 2003
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 6th − 8th
Language
English
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Description
Winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of 18th-century mathematical wizard Nathaniel Bowditch, whose determination to master sea navigation resulted in "The American Practical Navigator."
Publication date
May 19, 2003
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618250745
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
Y
Publisher
Clarion Books
BISAC categories
YAF024130 - Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - General
Library of Congress categories
History
Astronomers
Bowditch, Nathaniel
Mathematicians
Navigation
Seafaring life
Salem (Mass.)
18th century
Astronomers
Bowditch, Nathaniel
Mathematicians
Navigation
Seafaring life
Salem (Mass.)
18th century
Publishers Weekly
The 1956 Newbery Medal winner, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, is a fictionalized biography of the great American navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, whose 1802 book, The American Practical Navigator, became known as the "Sailor's Bible." This edition features new jacket art and the original b&w interior illustrations by John O'Hara Cosgrave II.
Copyright 2003 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission
Newbery Medal
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Winner 1956 - 1956
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