Call It Courage by Sperry, Armstrong
	List Price:   $4.99 Unit Price:   $3.99 You Save:   $1.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0020452705 ISBN-13:   9780020452706 Publisher:   Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Edition:   Reprint Category:   Folklore/Fairy Tales Pub. Date:   March 1973 Pages:   128 Format:   Paperback: Mass market (rack) paperback Ages:   10 to 14 years Grades:   5 to 9
Awards
1941  Newbery Medal (USA)  Winner!
Subjects
FOLKLORE_POLYNESIA FOLKLORE_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
A young Polynesian boy is ostracized by his community because he is afraid of the ocean. To regain his honor, he must perform an act of bravery. He travels to a sacred island all alone, and survives the dangers there, earning himself the name Mafatu, or "Stout Heart." Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc. A legendary adventure story of how Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a Polynesian race who worships courage, conquers his fear of the sea and proves he isn't a coward. 1941 Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.