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Call It Courage Hardback - 1968

by Armstrong Sperry

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A legendary adventure story of how Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a Polynesian race who worship courage, conquers his fear of the sea and proves he isn't a coward. "Mafatu's story has a strength and simplicity that appeal to a wide range in age, and it is beautifully told".--New York Times Book Review. Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.

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Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered-- so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home. This is a legend. It happened many years ago, but even today the people of Hikueru sing this story and tell it over their evening fires.

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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 Hardback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Publication date 1968-05-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780027860306 / 0027860302
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 7.14 x 0.7 in (23.67 x 18.14 x 1.78 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Rim Studies
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Courage, Survival
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 40004229
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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