Synopses & Reviews
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. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; 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.
Synopsis
Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. All of these qualities come together in an exciting collection of fables, folktales, and poems for kids. A book the whole family can enjoy. 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.
Synopsis
Abridged ed. of: The book of virtues for young people. 1996.
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
Table of Contents
Introduction
Friendship
Work
Courage
Honesty
Loyalty
Afterword