Armstrong Sperry
(1897 - 1975)
Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897 – April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children’s literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.
Bibliography
Adventures Here and There: Heroes on Land and Sea (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about adventure for older children.
Elizabeth Enright
Kenneth Grahame
John Masefield
Stephen W. Meader
Alfred Noyes
Mark Twain
Various
Robert Lawson
Feodor Rojankovsky
Kate Seredy
Louis Slobodkin
Armstrong Sperry
Et al
All Sail Set (1935)
When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the “Flying Cloud.”
American Backgrounds (1958)
An anthology of early American stories for older children.
Carol Ryrie Brink
Holling C. Holling
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Carl Sandburg
Phil Stong
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Et al
Holling C. Holling
Joseph Low
Armstrong Sperry
Garth Williams
Et al
Call It Courage (1940)
A story of a boy who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe. This story is based on a Polynesian legend.
The Children’s Hour Volume 13 (1953)
A collection of adventure tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Elizabeth Enright
William Heyliger
Astrid Lindgren
Marie McSwigan
Howard Pyle
Kate Seredy
Et al
Hardie Gramatky
Dorothy Bayley Morse
Henry C. Pitz
Kate Seredy
Armstrong Sperry
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 6 (1953)
An anthology of contemporary mid-twentieth century stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Elizabeth Enright
Eleanor Estes
Mabel L. Robinson
Phil Stong
Et al
Armstrong Sperry
Keith Ward
Kurt Wiese
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 9 (1953)
An collection of stories from many lands.
Read online at archive.org.
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Kate Seredy
Armstrong Sperry
Edith Unnerstad
Hilda van Stockum
Various
Hilda van Stockum
Keith Ward
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 9 (1962)
Seventeen selections from adventure novels.
Esther Forbes
Charles Hawes
Robert Heinlein
Eric Knight
Howard Pyle
Katharine Pyle
Kate Seredy
Armstrong Sperry
John R. Tunis
Katharine Pyle
Kate Seredy
Lynd Ward
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Lost Lagoon (1939)
Seventeen-year-old Judd Anders was born and raised in Tahiti by his American parents. Unknown to him, Judd 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.
One Day with Manu (1933)
Manu is a boy who lives on the island of Bora Bora. One day the King decides to have a feast, so the people of Bora Bora gather food. Manu is selected to roast the pig for the feast for the first time.
Story Parade: Star Book, A Collection of Modern Stories for Boys and Girls (1944)
A collection of stories that had appeared in Story Parade Magazine.
Margery Williams Bianco
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Mabel L. Hunt
Et al
Helen Sewell
Armstrong Sperry
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Story Parade Treasure Book (1946)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Chesley Kahmann
Laura E. Richards
Et al
Kurt Wiese
Et al