Call It Courage, Paperback

Descriere

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.

Despre autor

Armstrong Sperry

scriitor și ilustrator american (1897-1976)

Armstrong Sperry Wells a fost un scriitor și ilustrator american de literatură pentru copii. Cărțile sale includ ficțiune istorică și biografie, adesea setate pe nave cu pânze, și povestiri ale băieților din Polinezia, Asia și culturi indigene americane. Este cel mai cunoscut pentru cartea sa din 1941, Call It Courage, care a câștigat Medalia Newbery.