Carry On Mr. Bowditch

In her Newbery Medal winning book, Jean Lee Latham chronicles Nathaniel Bowditch’s journey, from his modest beginnings, to his first sea voyage, to his rigorous self-education, to the triumphs of his fine-tuned mastery of navigation and eventual publication of his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the “Sailor’s Bible”). Nat’s amazing discoveries and accomplishments are brought to life for generations of readers in this engorssing maritime biography.

This title is used with the Tan Book (Grade 6) of Learning Language Arts Through Literature.

You can also use Carry on Mr. Bowditch Study Guide published by Progeny Press, also available in CD-ROM format, if you would like to study this book further.