The Book of Virtues contains hundreds of exemplary stories offering children examples of good and bad, right and wrong. Drawing on the Bible, American history, Greek mythology, English poetry, fairy tales, and modern fiction, William J. and Elayne Bennett show children the many virtuous paths they can follow--and the ones they ought to avoid. The Book of Virtues contains hundreds of exemplary stories offering children examples of good and bad, right and wrong. Drawing on the Bible, American history, Greek mythology, English poetry, fairy tales, and modern fiction, William J. and Elayne Bennett show children the many virtuous paths they can follow—and the ones they ought to avoid. In 1993 Bennett published an anthology titled The Book of Virtues, which included stories, poems, essays, and fables intended to teach children values. The book sold very well, bringing in a profit of $5 million for Bennett and prompting him to publish similar books, including The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (1995). William J. "Bill" Bennett is a politician and author who served in the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, as chief of National Endowment for the Humanities and later Secretary of Education under Reagan, and Drug Czar under Bush. FOX News Radio Live Channel Coverage. Live Stream. Watch. Co-authors of "The Book of Virtues" Bill and Elayne Bennett revisit their best-selling book 'The Book of Virtues' on its 30th anniversary. . Stock No: WW16138. William Bennett has collected a hard-to-put-down treasury of inspiring stories, folktales, and poems that illuminate virtues like responsibility, courage, compassion, loyalty, honesty, friendship, perseverance, work, self-discipline, and faith. Read about self-discipline through the wisdom and humor of Aesop's timeless fables. Bennett is a former Secretary of Education. He wrote this book detailing for parents what to look for in their local schools so that parents can make educated and smart decisions on their children's education. One of my all time favorite books and I tell everyone with children that they HAVE to read this book! Read 249 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone rec… Yet, here is Bennett, venturing into the world of TV to promote his latest project, "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" - an animated PBS series based on his best-selling collection of moral tales. Beginning tonight, PBS will air one-hour segments over three consecutive nights. (KUED-Ch. 7 will air the episodes tonight through Wednesday at 7 Here is a look at some of the best William Bennett quotes ever captured. “A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.”. “A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility.”. “All real education is the architecture of the soul.”. “America’s only respectable form of bigotry is bigotry against

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