William J Bennett Childrens Audio Tr..., William J. Bennett
William J Bennett Childrens Audio Tr..., William J. Bennett
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William J Bennett Children's Audio Treasury

Author: William J. Bennett

Narrator: William J. Bennett

Abridged: 1 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/1997


Synopsis

The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's bestseller The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues Audio Treasury is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together.

With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues Audio Treasury brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world.

The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: courage, perseverance, responsibility, work, self-discipline, compassion, faith, honesty, loyalty, and friendship.

The Children's Book of Virtues Audio Treasury is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.

About William J. Bennett

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Spencer on March 01, 2010

Reading excerpts from this book at a time is like sitting down in front of the fire with your Grandpa or Grandma telling you stories you can fall asleep too. All the stories, essays, poems, songs, rhymes uphold a virtue. They range from humorous to serious in nature. Any book that carries Henry V's......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on June 07, 2007

Well I'm rounding 700 pages in this 815-page monster, so I'm going to call it read. Hope you won't protest. The Book of Virtues is a very large collection of interesting fiction, non-fiction, children's poems, Greek myth, biblical stories, inspiring speeches once given, historical figures' journal e......more

Goodreads review by Mason.osman on January 21, 2013

"The Book of Virtues" is made up of smaller stories on important life virtues. I was actually kind of excited to read some of the smaller stories, mostly the ones that mean the most to me. I read Loyalty(pg663-737) and Self Discipline(pg19-104), which were both very interesting. I enjoyed Loyalty mo......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on February 04, 2009

Oh. That was my reaction once I finally got around to cracking this tome open. It turns out this book is not what I was thinking it was going to be. Based on the title, I was expecting real, true stories that illustrated great moral truths. Ya know, like the guy who was honest about the clerk giving......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 09, 2013

Not sure how I feel about this book anymore, as I loved it when I was a child but later came to realize that it was just The Children's Book of NeoCon-Adapted Folklore for the Brainwashing of Tiny Americans.......more