The book of virtues for young people : a treasury of great moral stories / edited, with commentary, by William J. Bennett.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1997.Description: ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0689816138
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 808.8038 B724 | Available | 33111004748352 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This exciting collection of fables, folktales, and poems, collected by William J. Bennett, illustrates some of the best human values: courage, honesty, work, friendship, and loyalty.
With writings by great authors--among them Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Anne Frank, Horatio Alger, Helen Keller, and Aesop--these works, some old and some new, will always have great meaning for young people as they make their way through life.
Includes index.
Originally published: Parsippany, NJ : Silver Burdett Press, 1996. With new ill.
Self-discipline -- Compassion -- Responsibility -- Friendship -- Work -- Courage -- Perseverance -- Honesty -- Loyalty -- Faith.
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.