The Book of Virtues for Boys and Girls - A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

Informationen zum Autor Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America’s most influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and educational issues. Host of The Bill Bennett Show podcast, he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books. Dr. Bennett served as the secretary of education and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities  under  President  Ronald  Reagan  and  as  director  of  the  Office  of  National  Drug  Control  Policy  under  President  George  Herbert  Walker Bush. Klappentext Abridged ed. of: The book of virtues for young people. 1996. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: William J. (EDT)/ Bennett Bennett
• Assisted by: William J Bennett (Editor), William J. Bennett (Editor), Bennett William J. (Editor), Doug Flutie (Introduction), Flutie Doug (Introduction)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2008
• EAN: 9781416971252
• ISBN: 978-1-4169-7125-2
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General