The perfect companion to William J. Bennett’s number-one bestseller;IThe Book of Virtues, The Children’s Book of Virtues/Iis the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together:PWith selections fromIThe Book of Virtues,/Ifrom Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington’s life as well as Native American and African folklore,IThe Children’s Book of Virtues/Ibrings together timeless stories and poems from around the world.PThe 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.PLavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages.PIThe Children’s Book of Virtues/Iis an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.FONT SIZE=+1BChapter 1/B/FONTPBCOURAGE PERSEVERANCE/BPBTry, Try Again/BPBLOCKQUOTE’Tis a lesson you should heed,PTry, try again;PIf at first you don’t succeed,PTry, try again;PThen your courage should appear,PFor, if you will persevere,PYou will conquer, never fear;PTry, try again./BLOCKQUOTEPBPersevere/BPIStick-to-it-iveness has a lot to do with getting the right answers in math, English, history, and life./IPBLOCKQUOTEThe fisher who draws in his net too soon,PWon’t have any fish to sell;PThe child who shuts up his book too soon,PWon’t learn any lessons well.PIf you would have your learning stay,PBe patient — don’t learn too fast;PThe man who travels a mile each day,PMay get round the world at last./BLOCKQUOTEPBIt Can Be Done/BPIBrave people think things through and ask, Is this the best way to do this? Cowards, on the other hand, always say, It can’t be done./IPBLOCKQUOTEThe man ?Ð