The children's book of heroes

Author

William J Bennett

Call Number

• J 808.8 B (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.

Physical Description

110 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Summary

Presents a collection of poems, traditional tales, and both fictional and true stories about all kinds of heroes.

Contents

• Heroes
• Opportunity
• About angels
• A prayer at Valley Forge
• Only a dad
• The sphinx
• Jackie Robinson
• Sail on! Sail on!
• David and Goliath
• Our heroes
• Honest Abe
• How the animals got sunlight
• The star jewels
• Mother Teresa
• The Knights of the Silver Shield
• The minotaur
• Helen Keller's teacher
• Father Flanagan
• The hero of Indian Cliff
• Tashira's turn
• When Mother reads aloud.