Stories were selected to emphasize the following virtues:

Responsibility Courage Compassion Loyalty Honesty

Friendship Persistence Hard Work Self-Discipline Faith

The following people's life stories were used:

Booker T. Washington Harriet Tubman Nathan Hale

Martin Luther King, Jr Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

This book could easily be incorporated into school learning, whether public, private or home schooled, a child and teacher could learn and discuss the many virtues exhibited by real-life stories. This book is a "rich mine of moral literature." You will find it inspiring and thought-provoking.

And as a side note - this book contains stories that are just plain fun to read...

Keep reading!
Connie

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