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The Children's Book of Virtues

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.


DESCRIPTION:

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8038
EAN: 9780684813530
ISBN: 068481353X
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: 1995-10-01
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Simon & Schuster


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• The Children's Book of Heroes
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SIMILAR ITEMS:

• The Children's Book of Heroes
• The BOOK OF VIRTUES
• The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
• The Children's Book of America
• The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: good gift book for child
Comment: I needed a gift for my God child. This was a perfect gift. Not too Churchy but something to grow with.

Customer Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Teaching Tool
Comment: When my children were elementary school age, I used this book to augment my teaching about virtuous living. I have not looked at it for a number of years, but remember it as being a wonderful resource. It is readable and not preachy. I am now buying it for my various grandchildren and young nieces and nephews.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Collection of Stories and Poems
Comment: My children and I just adore this book. What a lovely collection of stories all heavily demonstrating solid virtues that are Biblically rooted, not worldly. My children, ages 5 and 4, request that several stories be read time and time again. This book will grow with us through the years; they are no where near growing out of it.

Bennett compiles the stories and poems in 4 categories: courage/perseverance, responsibility/work/self-discipline, compassion/faith, and honesty/loyalty/friendship. There is a nice selection in each category of 1 paged poems, to several paged stories. There is a solid virtue to be taken from every single work.

I recommend this book highly. Fill those little minds with things that are good, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable. Also recommended by the same author are The Children's Book of Faith and The Children's Book of Heroes. Both also have wonderful collections and wonderful illustrations.

Customer Rating:
Summary: wonderful
Comment: I had this book when I was a little kid. I honestly think that by reading it, it changed how I viewed things as a child. Partially because of this book, when I was little I had strong feelings about responsiblity, kindness, courage, perserverance, and many of the other subjects illustrated in The Children's Book of Virtues. I loved reading it and the stories affected me greatly.

Customer Rating:
Summary: It's About The Message, Not The Messenger
Comment: These tales were collected from virtually every corner of the globe and some go far back into the reaches of antiquity. Bennett and his collaborators did a fine job of finding stories of universal, fairly non-controversial appeal that we can all cite without worrying about the inherent differences in religion or politics that might otherwise divide us. Segregated according to the principles being celebrated (Honesty, Courage, etc.) these fables and true life stories demonstrate virtues of conduct far too often left unstressed in our morally-undermined society.

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