The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

 

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories







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The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories


Stories from the best-selling The Book of Virtues for a younger audienceThe Book of Virtues for Young People is a treasury of timeless stories, poems, and fables selected from William J. Bennett's national best-seller, The Book of Virtues, that teaches young people the importance of incorporating virtues in one's daily life.The collection, which also includes new material, offers tales of self-discipline from Aesop poems by Walt Whitman, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson and fiction by O. Henry, Tolstoy, and Guy de Maupassant. Also included are stories of personal courage and biographies of great people such as Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, and Anne Frank. Like The Book of Virtues, this collection focuses on ten core virtues, from courage and compassion to hard work and self-discipline.The perfect gift for graduation or other special occasions, The Book of Virtues for Young People belongs on every young person's bookshelf.


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The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories


Stories from the best-selling The Book of Virtues for a younger audienceThe Book of Virtues for Young People is a treasury of timeless stories, poems, and fables selected from William J. Bennett's national best-seller, The Book of Virtues, that teaches young people the importance of incorporating virtues in one's daily life.The collection, which also includes new material, offers tales of self-discipline from Aesop poems by Walt Whitman, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson and fiction by O. Henry, Tolstoy, and Guy de Maupassant. Also included are stories of personal courage and biographies of great people such as Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, and Anne Frank. Like The Book of Virtues, this collection focuses on ten core virtues, from courage and compassion to hard work and self-discipline.The perfect gift for graduation or other special occasions, The Book of Virtues for Young People belongs on every young person's bookshelf.


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