Synopses & Reviews
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; andlt;Iandgt;The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtuesandlt;/Iandgt; is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: andlt;BRandgt; With selections from andlt;Iandgt;The Book of Virtues,andlt;/Iandgt; from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, andlt;Iandgt;The Children's Book of Virtuesandlt;/Iandgt; brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world. andlt;BRandgt; The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: Courage, Perseverance, Responsibility, Work, Self-discipline, Compassion, Faith, Honesty, Loyalty, and Friendship. andlt;BRandgt; Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;The Children's Book of Virtuesandlt;/Iandgt; is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.
Synopsis
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together:
With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world.
The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: Courage, Perseverance, Responsibility, Work, Self-discipline, Compassion, Faith, Honesty, Loyalty, and Friendship.
Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages.
The Children's Book of Virtues is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;William J. Bennettandlt;/bandgt; served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H. W. Bush and as Secretary of Education and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Reagan. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Williams College, a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Texas, and a law degree from Harvard. He is the author of such bestselling books as andlt;Iandgt;The Educated Childandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Death of Outrageandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Book of Virtuesandlt;/iandgt;, and the two-volume series andlt;Iandgt;America: The Last Best Hopeandlt;/iandgt;. Dr. Bennett is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show andlt;Iandgt;Bill Bennett's Morning in Americaandlt;/iandgt;. He is also the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute and a regular contributor to CNN. He, his wife, Elayne, and their two sons, John and Joseph, live in Maryland.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;COURAGE/PERSEVERANCEandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Try, Try Againandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Persevereandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;It Can Be Doneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Little Hero of Hollandandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Tortoise and the Hareandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Stars in the Skyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;RESPONSIBILITY/WORK/SELF-DISCIPLINEandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Little Fredandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;There Was a Little Girlandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Pleaseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Boy Wantedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Over in the Meadowandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Little Red Henandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The King and His Hawkandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hercules and the Wagonerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;St. George and the Dragonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;COMPASSION/FAITHandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Child's Prayerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Kindness to Animalsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Sermon to the Birdsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Someone Sees Youandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Honest Discipleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Little Sunshineandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Lion and the Mouseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Legend of the Dipperandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;HONESTY/LOYALTY/FRIENDSHIPandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Pastureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;George Washington and the Cherry Treeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;God Make My Life a Little Lightandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Indian Cinderellaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Little Boy Blueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Boy Who Cried "Wolf"andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Honest Woodmanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together