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Call It Courage Mass market paperbound - 2008

by Armstrong Sperry

This winner of the 1941 Newbery Medal tells the story of how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people. Reissue.


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Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea. Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with the ridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into his own hands. With his dog, Uri, as his companion, Mafatu paddles out to sea, ready to face his fears. What he learns on his lonesome adventure will change him forever and make him a hero in the eyes of his people.

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It happened many years ago, before the traders and missionaries first came into the South Seas, while the Polynesians were still great in numbers and fierce of heart.

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  • Title Call It Courage
  • Author Armstrong Sperry
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
  • Date January 29, 2008
  • ISBN 9781416953685 / 141695368X
  • Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.4 in (17.27 x 10.41 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Oceania
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Courage, Survival
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89-18456
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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