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

William J. Bennett

Simon and Schuster, 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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User Review  - EllieGiles - LibraryThing

This collection offers a wide array of different types of writing, including Fiction, Non-fiction, Action, Mystery, Fantasy, Fables, and Poems. It is a great book to use during a read-aloud. This ...

THE BOOK OF VIRTUES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

User Review  - Jane Doe - Kirkus

A book with a mission—its purpose, in some people's minds, could not be more timely nor more necessary. Like former Secretary of Education Bennett's Book of Virtues (1993) for adults, this is a ...

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• Selfdiscipline: 7
• George Washingtons Rules of Civility: 13
• The Boy Who Tried to Be the Sun: 21
• The Flies and the Honey Pot Aesop: 29
• Compassion: 37
• Beautiful: 43
• The Angel of the Battlefield Joanna Strong: 50
• Responsibility: 75
• Icarus and Daedalus: 81
• St George and the Dragon Retold by J Berg: 87
• The Bridge Builder Will Allen Dromgoole: 96
• The Man Who Tossed Stones: 102
• Friendship: 111
• Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan: 118
• Jonathan and David Retold by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut: 125
• Ruth and Naomi Retold by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut: 131
• Work: 141
• Mr MeantTo: 151
• The Village Blacksmith Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 159
• Courage: 171
• David and Goliath Retold by J Berg Esenwein: 177
• Excerpt from the Diary of Anne Frank: 184
• It Can Be Done: 190
• Susan B Anthony Joanna Strong: 196
• Perseverance: 211
• Carry On Robert Service: 217
• The Story of Scarface Retold by Amy Cruse: 223
• Will Ella Wheeler Wilcox: 231
• Honesty: 245
• The Character of a Happy Life Henry Wotten: 252
• The Indian Cinderella Retold by Cyrus Macmillan: 259
• The Question: 272
• Loyalty: 283
• America the Beautiful Katharine Lee Bates: 290
• Faith: 335
• Hanukkah Hymn: 344
• Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers Felicia Hemans: 350
• The 23rd Psalm: 359
• The Bramblebush: 367

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 and Schuster, 1997
• ISBN: 0689816138, 9780689816130
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Nonfiction / Performing Arts / General