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The book of virtues for young people : a treasury of great moral stories / edited, with commentary, by William J. Bennett.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1997.Description: ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0689816138
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Partial contents:
Self-discipline -- Compassion -- Responsibility -- Friendship -- Work -- Courage -- Perseverance -- Honesty -- Loyalty -- Faith.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 808.8038 B724 Available 33111004748352
Total holds: 0

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.

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