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

William J. Bennett

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1997 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 384 pages

Stories from the best-selling The Book of Virtues for a younger audience

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

User Review  - Nje - Goodreads

This book consists of short stories that remind the young reader, oh yes even the older ones about the virtues like honesty, perseverance, loyalty through some interesting excerpts from heroes in our past. If you like to relive your youth in young adult literature, this is a book for you.

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

User Review  - Rebecca - Goodreads

This book was given to me when I was going into High School, and it sat on my shelf collecting dust until now. I wish I had read it when I got it 7 years ago, because it has such wonderful stories in ...

About the author

William J. Bennett 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 The Educated Child, The Death of Outrage, The Book of Virtues, and the two-volume series America: The Last Best Hope. Dr. Bennett is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Bill Bennett's Morning in America. 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
• Editor: William J. Bennett
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997
• ISBN: 0689816138, 9780689816130
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Nonfiction / Performing Arts / General