cover image The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

. Silver Burdett Press, $16.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-382-24923-5

Having scored a resounding success with The Book of Virtues (more than 2.2 million copies sold), erstwhile politico William J. Bennett now turns his attention to what his publisher deems the ``growing demand for character education'' with The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories; included under such headings as Self-Discipline, Responsibility and Loyalty are works by the likes of James Baldwin, Emily Dickinson, Victor Hugo and Thomas Bulfinch (S&S/Silver Burdett, $14.95, ages 7-12 ISBN 0-382-24923-2 July).