What follows are sme suggested activities for use when reading the book or doing a literature unit on call it courage. Armstrong sperry author armstrong sperry 18971976 is the author of many books for young readers, including call it courage, all sail set, lost lagoon, and hulldown for action. Mafatus has a very important name meaning stout heart. Call it courage mass market paperback january 29, 2008. Courage to call is dedicated to improving mental wellness for veterans, active duty, reservists, national guardsmen, and their families in san diego county. It takes place in a traditional polynesian society on the tiny coral atoll of hikueru, which is situated in the tuamotu.
Call it courage lesson plans by bookrags nook book. If youre writing a call it courage essay and need some advice, post your armstrong sperry essay. Write list all the events in the book that could have happened in one column and those that could not have happened in another column. Tavana nui and kana cling to their belief that mafatu is still alive, but they. Call it courage is a one hundred seventeen page book written by armstrong sperry. Armstrong sperry 18971976 is author of many books including all sail set, lost lagoon, and hulldown for action. Nonstop thrilling action is balanced against the heartbreaking reality of war in this intense and gripping novel everyt. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. This promo is for one of its airings on the disney channel. Call it courage by armstrong sperry for a moment he lay there motionless in the cool mosses, forgetful of the events which had cast him up on this strange shore. Call it courage lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles.
A book that literally is about a boys overcoming his fear of water, specifically, fear of the south pacific ocean surrounding his island world, call it courage, by armstrong sperry, is a short childrens book of about 100 pages that is packed with action, adventure, and tremendous inspiration. Give two examples of cause and effect from the book. Violence comes in all forms in kabulbombs, beatings, apartment raids, amputationsno one is safe, and there seems to be no end in sight. To ask other readers questions about call it courage, please sign up. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past. These endless legions of trees seemed to close in upon him, imprison him with reaching arms, with heady odors, with eerie light and shadow. Notwithstanding this, if a reader can accept that call it courage is a lesson not in history but in moral courage, they may benefit from the moral. Being the son of a chief tavana nui, he is mocked and shamed by virtually the entire community due. And even though his father is the great chief of hikueruan island whose seafaring people worship couragehe is. In the breadwinner, the landscape has been shaped by warfareparvanas family lives in a bombedout apartment after losing their home to, yup, a bomband so have peoples bodies. After losing a friend to the crash of an experimental fighter aircraft, raynor is called to washington to testify to a congressional committee on the future of the aircrafts continued development. He is ashamed for his son, because among their tribe bravery is highly valued and mafatu is known for. Call it courage by armstrong sperry overdrive rakuten.
The characters in the story are mafatu tekoto moana tavana nui uri kivi albatross kana twins there is more than one book cover. In this book mafatu is a young boy, who is from the polynesian island of hikaru. Call it courage kindle edition by sperry, armstrong. Based on the newbery medalwinning novel call it courage by armstrong sperry. This study guide consists of approximately 22 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of call it courage. Ever since the sea took his mothers life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. Call it courage is a great adventure story set in aboriginal times in polynesia. How did the attitude of his tribe toward mafatu change from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. The true story of the triple nickles americas first black paratroopers.
Nonfiction during world war ii as thousands of american soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by hitler, the triple nickles, americas. I ask my boys to fill out a venn diagram comparing and contrasting this book with hatchet i. Call it courage by armstrong sperry study guide by cathy ney about author. Father lost his leg to a bomb, and hossain lost his life to a land mine.
Mafatu son of tavana nui the greatest chief of hikueru. Call it courage is to put it simply, an amazing classic novel written by the great armstrong sperry, who also wrote one of my favorite short stories, the ghost of the lagoon, which i read back when i was a child, and unfortunately, never had the chance to read anything else by the man until recently. No one having read this book should believe they have learned anything about the real polynesia it is no more a story about polynesia than little red riding hood is about the european forest. Call it courage armstrong sperry winner of the newbery medal mafatus name means stout heart but his people call him coward. I have in the next slide all the book covers that i know of the title is call it courage there is 116 pages in the book the genre is. Call it courage is a story set in the pacific islands. Get an answer for in call it courage, why did mafatu go to the sacred place when he heard the drums. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Mafatus name means stout heart, but his people call him a coward. He makes a canoe, he gets away from the eaters of men. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods.
Nelson, cindy pickett, elisabeth shue, david hollander. He wants to commit sueside he hates his family and wants to run away he wants to prove himself courageous he never did go on any journey. Chapter summaries call it courage by armstrong sperry chapter summaries 1. He goes off on his own and finds the courage within him.
And even though his father is the great chief of hikueru. Student team literature standardized reading practice test call it courage aladdin version, 1990 directions choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Scaredy cat like comment share when mafatu was a baby a hurricane killed his mother. While raynor wants to kill the project, complicating the issue is the planes designer, one of. Call it courage book report by jonathan carpenter on prezi. Flight mafatu, christened stout heart by his proud father tavana nui, the great chief of hikueru, lives in a time long before traders and missionaries came to the polynesian islands of the south seas. It chronicles the journey of mafatu, the son of the chief of hikueru island, tavana nui. Mafatu, a polynesian boy of 15 years old, has an intense fear of the ocean. In call it courage by armstrong sperry, do kivi and uri.
And the voice of the reef seemed pitched for his ears alone. Call it courage a mini unit call it courage by armstrong perry is an excellent story. Student team literature standardized reading practice test. Call it courage originally aired on the anthology series on 3677. The main characters in this book are mafatu, tavana nui and mafatus mother. Call it courage web quest aprilmay 2015 activity 1 activity 2 activity 3 activity 4 activity 5 activity 6 the book. At the age of three he was nearly killed when his mother drowned. Call it courage takes place before the time of traders and missionaries so based on that fact, it must take place sometimes in the early 19th century or before, since thats when the traders and missionaries began arriving. It deals with courage and cowardice, adventure and the high seas, and home and family and grief. Call to glory call it courage tv episode 1984 imdb.
Call it courage by armstrong sperry chapter 1 before you read the chapter. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and. The vocabulary is on a high level and we make index cards with all the new words. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Before reading book this book is a legend, a story told by polynesians. 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 isnt a coward. Armstrong sperry 18971976 is author of many books including. Being the son of a chief tavana nui, he is mocked and shamed by virtually. Call it courage is a 1940 childrens novel written and illustrated by american author armstrong. A man who was afraidwhat place had he in their midst and the boy mafatu son of. Mafatus father, tavana nui is the great chief of hikueru. Sample a frail is the same as a musically talented b wealthy c weak d wellorganized 1. This winner of the 1941 newbery medal tells the story of 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. All sail set, lost lagoon, and hulldown for action.