Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch1957 Newbery Medal Winner Readers today are still fascinated by "Nat," an eighteenth century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor's world Salem in the early days, when tall masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn't promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination

1957 Newbery Medal Winner

Readers today are still fascinated by "Nat," an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor's world--Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn't promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by "log, lead, and lookout." Nat's long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the "Sailors' Bible"), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 05/19/2003
ISBN: 9780618250745
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 04/14/2003 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 385 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 385 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 04/14/2003

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 16 / Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8