Books that build character : a guide to teaching your child moral values through stories /
Kilpatrick, William, 1940-
Books that build character : a guide to teaching your child moral values through stories / William Kilpatrick and Gregory and Suzanne M. Wolfe ; foreword by Robert Coles. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1994. - 332 pages ; 22 cm
Foreword / Imagination: Heart's best guide -- Example and empathy -- Transport: Seeing with myriad eyes -- Worlds of meaning -- Selecting and sharing good books: Some guidelines -- Book list -- Picture books -- Fables and fairy tales -- Myths, legends, and folktales -- Sacred texts -- Books for holidays and holy days -- Historical fiction -- Contemporary fiction -- Fantasy and science fiction -- Biography -- Appendix one: Book list at a glance -- Appendix two: Twenty great children's videos. Dr. Robert Coles --
Here is a family guide to classic novels, contemporary fiction, myths and legends, science fiction and fantasy, folktales, Bible stories, picture books, biographies, holiday stories, and many other books celebrating virtues and values. There are more than 300 titles to choose from, each featuring a dramatic story and memorable characters exploring the moral ground and the difference between right and wrong. These books will capture your child's imagination and conscience as well, whether it is Beauty pondering her promise to Beast, mischievous Max in Where the Wild Things Are, the troubled boys of Lord of the Flies, generous Mr. Badger in The Wind in the Willows, or the courageous struggles of such real-life characters as Frederick Douglass and Anne Frank. With entries arranged by category and reading level, there is something here for all readers, from preschoolers to teenagers, whatever their tastes may be. Each entry features a complete plot summary and publisher information to help you find the book in your local library or bookstore.
9780671884239 0671884239
94036308
GB9657896 bnb
011350848 Uk
Literature--Collections.
Conduct of life--Literary collections.
Children--Conduct of life.
Character.
Literature--Collections.
Literature Special subjects Ethics
Nonfiction.
PN6014.K48.B665 1994
Books that build character : a guide to teaching your child moral values through stories / William Kilpatrick and Gregory and Suzanne M. Wolfe ; foreword by Robert Coles. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1994. - 332 pages ; 22 cm
Foreword / Imagination: Heart's best guide -- Example and empathy -- Transport: Seeing with myriad eyes -- Worlds of meaning -- Selecting and sharing good books: Some guidelines -- Book list -- Picture books -- Fables and fairy tales -- Myths, legends, and folktales -- Sacred texts -- Books for holidays and holy days -- Historical fiction -- Contemporary fiction -- Fantasy and science fiction -- Biography -- Appendix one: Book list at a glance -- Appendix two: Twenty great children's videos. Dr. Robert Coles --
Here is a family guide to classic novels, contemporary fiction, myths and legends, science fiction and fantasy, folktales, Bible stories, picture books, biographies, holiday stories, and many other books celebrating virtues and values. There are more than 300 titles to choose from, each featuring a dramatic story and memorable characters exploring the moral ground and the difference between right and wrong. These books will capture your child's imagination and conscience as well, whether it is Beauty pondering her promise to Beast, mischievous Max in Where the Wild Things Are, the troubled boys of Lord of the Flies, generous Mr. Badger in The Wind in the Willows, or the courageous struggles of such real-life characters as Frederick Douglass and Anne Frank. With entries arranged by category and reading level, there is something here for all readers, from preschoolers to teenagers, whatever their tastes may be. Each entry features a complete plot summary and publisher information to help you find the book in your local library or bookstore.
9780671884239 0671884239
94036308
GB9657896 bnb
011350848 Uk
Literature--Collections.
Conduct of life--Literary collections.
Children--Conduct of life.
Character.
Literature--Collections.
Literature Special subjects Ethics
Nonfiction.
PN6014.K48.B665 1994