<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 395 - 06881 - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 15814480 </Td> </Tr> <P> Carry On, Mr. Bowditch is a novel by Jean Lee Latham that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1956 . </P> <P> The book is a children's biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, a sailor and mathematician who published the mammoth and comprehensive reference work for seamen: The American Practical Navigator . It is an epic tale of adventure and learning . </P>

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