{"product_id":"carry-on-mr-bowditch-paperback","title":"Carry On, Mr. Bowditch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Lee Latham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary R. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medal Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders today are still fascinated by \"Nat,\" an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathaniel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNat 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, \u003cem\u003eThe American Practical Navigator \u003c\/em\u003e(also known as the \"Sailors' Bible\"), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (1956)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carry On, Mr. Bowditch\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761765843232,"sku":"9780618250745","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0607fab0009f010b4ba73111a5f88ae7.webp?v=1780212283","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/carry-on-mr-bowditch-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}