Call it courage
by Armstrong Sperry
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Relates 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.
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Survival, Courage, Folklore, Fiction, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, Juvenile fiction, Wilderness survival, Polynesian Folk literature, Juvenile literature, General, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Polynesia, Spanish: Grades 4-7, 5.0., Survival skills, Accelerated Reader, Newbery Medal, Legends, Large type books, Literature, history and criticism, juvenile literature, Literature, history and criticism, Children's fiction, Boys, fiction, Folklore, polynesia, Folklore, juvenile literature, Children's literature, Romans, nouvelles, Habiletés de survie, Perseverance, Character education, award:Newbery_award, lexile:830, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:9, age:max:12, grade:min:3, grade:max:7, Fear, fiction, Summer, fiction, Courage, fiction, Polynesia, fictionPlaces
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Call it courage
1990, Aladdin Books, Collier Macmillan
in English
- 1st Aladdin Books ed.
0689713916 9780689713910
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"Fiftieth Anniversary edition"--Cover.
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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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