Books That Build Character: A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0671884239
- ISBN-13
- 9780671884239
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 332
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-11-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- William Kilpatrick, Gregory Wolfe, Suzanne M. Wolfe
Description
Argues reading can develop positive values, and evaluates 300 books
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