Jean Lee Latham (1902–1995)
Auteur de Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Uncredited photo at Exodus Books
Œuvres de Jean Lee Latham
Anchor's Aweigh: the story of David Glasgow Farragut 3 exemplaires
The cuckoo that couldn't count 3 exemplaires
Anchor's Aweigh The Story of David Glasgow Farragot 2 exemplaires
The man who never snoozed 2 exemplaires
The Dog that Lost His Family (A Tell-Together Story) 2 exemplaires
Casse-Noisette (the Nutcracker) 1 exemplaire
The Man of the Monitor 1 exemplaire
Pulgarcito 1 exemplaire
Young Man In a Hurry Cyrus W. Field 1 exemplaire
Ali Baba 1 exemplaire
Midshipman Maury 1 exemplaire
Pablo Ramirez. Wa O'Ka 1 exemplaire
Do's and Don't's of Drama - 555 Pointers 1 exemplaire
Señor Freedom 1 exemplaire
The Christmas party 1 exemplaire
The Kampung Boy 1 exemplaire
Eli Whitney: Great Inventor (A Discovery Biography) 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Gard, Janice
Lee, Julian - Date de naissance
- 1902-04-19
- Date de décès
- 1995-06-13
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Florida
- Lieux de résidence
- Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - Études
- West Virginia Wesleyan College (AB|1925)
Ithaca College (B.O.E.)
Cornell University (MA|1930) - Professions
- children's book author
- Organisations
- Dramatic Publishing
United States Signal Corps - Prix et distinctions
- Newbery Medal (1956)
Boys’ Clubs of America Junior Book Award (1957)
Membres
Critiques
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Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 58
- Membres
- 5,469
- Popularité
- #4,554
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 28
- ISBN
- 52
- Favoris
- 1
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.… (plus d'informations)