The children's book of heroes /
edited by William J. Bennett ; illustrated by Michael Hague.
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.
- 110 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
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.
Presents a collection of poems, traditional tales, and both fictional and true stories about all kinds of heroes.