It has been said that there is nothing more influential, more determinant, in a child’s life than the moral power of quiet example. And moral education must affirm the central importance of moral example. Aristotle wrote that good habits formed at youth make all the difference. Moral education must provide training in good habits. It involves rules and precepts-the dos and don’ts of life with others-as well as explicit instruction, exhortation, and training. Moral education-the training of heart and mind toward the good-involves many things. This book is intended to aid in the time-honored task of the moral education of the young. The updated edition of The Book of Virtues will continue a legacy of raising moral children far into a new century. Here is a rich mine of moral literacy to teach a new generation of children about American culture, history, and traditions-ultimately, the ideals by which we wish to live our lives. For the 30th anniversary edition, the Bennetts have slimmed down the book’s contents, while also finding room to introduce such figures as Mother Teresa, Colin Powell, and heroes of 9/11 and the War in Afghanistan. and Elayne Bennett show children the many virtuous paths they can follow-and the ones they ought to avoid. Drawing on the Bible, American history, Greek mythology, English poetry, fairy tales, and modern fiction, William J. The Book of Virtues contains hundreds of exemplary stories offering children examples of good and bad, right and wrong. These remain the essentials of good character. The explosion of information with the Internet has left many unsure of what is valuable and what is not. As the book’s original introduction noted, “moral anchors and moorings have never been more necessary.” If that was true in the 1990s, it is even more true today. Back then, Americans worried that schools were no longer parents’ allies in teaching good character. Thirty years ago, readers thought that the times were right for a book about moral literacy. It is one of the most popular moral primers ever written, an inspiring anthology that helps children understand and develop character-and helps parents teach it to them. Help your children develop moral character with this updated, 30th anniversary edition of the perennial classic The Book of Virtues.Īlmost 3 million copies of the Book of Virtues have been sold since it was published in 1993.

Kingdom tales 30th anniversary