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Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea
Sailing Home A Story of a Childhood at Sea
Author: Gloria Rand
Games of tag on the deck; swings tied to the masts; a floating farmyard filled with chickens and ducks and even a pig; exotic pets, including a mongoose, a monkey, a kangaroo; studying astronomy and celestial navigation under the stars and geography with firsthand visits all over the world. This was the childhood of the four Madsen children who ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780735815407
ISBN-10: 0735815402
Publication Date: 8/1/2001
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: North-South Books
Book Type: Library Binding
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Great children's book! Captain Madsen's four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century. Chidlren can learn about the oceans and Naval Semaphore Signal Flags and celestial navigation. Homeschooling moms might be interested in the free literature-based unit study for this book at: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/sailing_home.htm


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