The Book of Virtues: A Treaury of Great Moral Stories
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. 6.25"x9.5" 831 indexed pp. 25th printing. Cream boards. Teal cloth spine w/gold foil letters. Speckled paste downs. Designed by Karolina Harris. DJ design by Louise Fili and Leah Lococo. DJ illustration by Mark Sumers. Author photo by ellen Bennett. Spine straight. Beginning separation of spine from binding. Pages clean and bright. Not x-library, uclipped, & unmarked. Light soiling to DJ. Spine bleed through to DJ. Will require extra shipping. Collectible - VeryGood / VeryGood. Item #13791
ISBN: 0671683063
Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and wrong. And the best places to find them are in great works of literature and exemplary stories from history.
William J. Bennett has collected hundreds of stories in The Book of Virtues, an instructive and inspiring anthology that will help children understand and develop character -- and help adults teach them. From the Bible to American history, from Greek mythology to English poetry, from fairy tales to modern fiction, these stories are a rich mine of moral literacy, a reliable moral reference point that will help anchor our childr... Source: Publisher.
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