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Call it courage
Record details
- ISBN: 97806897139110
- ISBN: 0689713916
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Physical Description:
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95 p. : ill ; 20 cm. - Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alladin Paperbacks, 1990.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe. A Newbery Medal book. |
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| Subject: | Survival -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction Polynesia -- Fiction |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
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 - Baker & Taylor
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. - Simon and Schuster
<b>A boy tries to overcome his fear of the sea in this treasured classic and winner of the Newbery Medal.</b><br><br>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.
