| Format: | Mafatu's name means Stout Heart, but he fears the sea because it killed his mother when he was a baby. One day, alone in his canoe, he paddles out to sea to conquer his fear. |
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| Copyright: | 1940 |
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| ISBN: | 0027860302 |
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| LCCN: | 40004229 /AC/r90 |
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| Publisher: | New York : The Macmillan company, |
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| Physical Details: | 95 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. |
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| Notes: | 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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| Record No.: | 194522 |
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02. English Fiction