Most Popular Books by Armstrong Sperry

For use in schools and libraries only. 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.

Examines the many loyal officers who served on numerous ships under the command of John Paul Jones.

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.

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.

Spanish translation.

A fictionalized biography of Christopher Columbus.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Suggests activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of Call it courage by Armstrong Sperry.

Armstrong Sperry (1875-1976) is one of the more versatile & vivid authors this country has produced. His great grandfather, Sereno Armstrong, was a clipper captain, & the tales he told of life under sail in the South Pacific ultimately provided the setting for Sperry's Newbery Award Winner, Call It Courage.Ó But Sperry's historical novels, all based on solid research & a strong narrative line featuring young boys who face & subdue daunting challenges, are real page-turners. Wagons WestwardÓ is among the best -- it will give you a whiff of what the journey along the Santa Fe Trail in 1846 must have been like & how a restless America managed to wrest much of the Southwest from Mexico & the Indians. Drawings. Young adult audience. Orig. pub. in 1936.