Best Selling Books by Armstrong Sperry

Scorned by his own seafaring people who worship courage, 15-year-old Mafatu is determined to conquer his fear of the sea. The Newbery Award-winning book is now available in this summer reading program edition.

Originally published by Random House as John Paul Jones, fighting sailor, c1953.

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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A fictionalized biography of Christopher Columbus.

Spanish translation.

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.

Animals, plants and men in the Brazilian, the Indonesian and the African jungles with rules for survival in jungle areas. Grades 4-6.

Discusses the jungle animals, river folk, Indian tribes and transportation systems of the Amazon River Basin, and describes the river itself.

Seventeen-year-old Judd Anders, born and raised in Tahiti by his American parents, unknowingly becomes involved in a scheme to find a fortune in gold which was on a ship sunk in the South Pacific during World War I.

After his father loses his fortune, his young son makes a record-breaking trip around Cape Horn.

Although his father is the chief of a tribe of seafaring people who worship courage, people call Mafatu a coward. He fears the sea because it killed his mother when he was a baby. One day, 10-year old Mafatu paddles out to sea alone in his canoe to conquer his fear.

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.