Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen: Resources I (continued)
Cowley, Joy. Big Moon Tortilla. Illustrated by Dyanne Strongbow. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 2002. [Compassion; Self-discipline]
Crew, Gary. Bright Star. Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas. New York: Kane/Miller, 1997. [Courage; Self-discipline]
Dalgliesh, Alice. The Courage of Sarah Noble. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1986. [Courage; Respect for Others; Good Judgment]
D'Aulaire, Ingri and D'Aulaire, Edgar P. Book of Greek Myths. New York: Doubleday, 1980. [Courage; Honesty; Responsibility; Self-discipline]
DeJong, Meindert. The House of Sixty Fathers. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper Trophy, 1987. [Compassion; Courage; Responsibility]
dePaola, Tomie. Now One Foot, Now the Other. New York: Putnam 1991. [Responsibility; Compassion; Respect for Others]
Du Bois, William P. The Twenty-One Balloons. New York: Puffin, 1986. [Courage]
Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. San Diego: Harcourt, 1974. [Courage; Good Judgment]
George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 2000. [Self-discipline; Courage]
Guthrie, Woody. This Land Is Your Land. Illustrated by Kathy Jacobsen. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1998. [Citizenship]
Hahn, Mary D. Stepping on the Cracks. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. [Citizenship; Compassion; Courage]
Harper, Jessica. I'm Not Going to Chase the Cat Today. Illustrated by Lindsay Harper DuPont. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. [Compassion; Respect for Others; Good Judgment]
Henry, Marguerite. Misty of Chincoteague. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. [Respect for Others; Courage]
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Illustrated by Caroline Binch. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 1991. [Self-discipline; Courage]
Lamb, Charles and Lamb, Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. (Various editions.) [Compassion; Courage; Citizenship]
Lewis, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia series. (Various editions.) [Respect for Others; Courage; Self-discipline]
Loewen, Nancy. We Live Here Too! Kids Talk about Good Citizenship. Illustrated by Brandon Reibeling. New York: Picture Window Books, 2002. [Citizenship]
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. [Courage; Self-discipline]
Luenn, Nancy. Nessa's Fish. New York: Atheneum, 1990. [Compassion; Courage]
MacDonald, George. The Princess and the Goblin. (Various editions.) [Compassion; Courage]
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. New York: HarperCollins, 1985. [Courage; Respect for Others; Honesty; Self-discipline; Good Judgment]
Maestro, Betsy and Maestro, Giulio. A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution. New York: Morrow, 1990. [Citizenship]
Matsuno, M. A Pair of Red Clogs. New York: The World Publishing Co., 1960. [Honesty; Courage; Self-discipline; Good Judgment]
Moore, Eva. Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog. Illustrated by Don Bolognese. New York: Scholastic, 1996. [Courage; Self-discipline]
Myers, Walter D. Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. [Courage]
Paek, Min. Aekyung's Dream. Berkeley, CA: Children's Book Press, 1988. [Courage; Self-discipline]
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows. New York: Random House, 1984. [Courage; Responsibility]
Ryan, Pam M.The Flag We Love. Illustrated by Ralph Masiello. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2000. [Citizenship]
Say, Allen. El Chino. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. [Courage; Self-discipline]
Sewall, Marcia. The Pilgrims of Plymouth. New York: Aladdin Library, 1996. [Courage; Citizenship; Compassion; Respect for Others]
Shamat, Marjorie W. A Big Fat Enormous Lie. Illustrated by David M. McPhail. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1993. [Honesty; Responsibility; Good Judgment]
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. New York: HarperCollins, 1987. (Also available in Spanish.) [Compassion]
Stuart, Jesse. A Penny's Worth of Character. Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1988. [Honesty; Courage]
Tales of the Arabian Nights. (Various editions.) [Courage; Respect for Others; Self-discipline]
Talley, Linda. Plato's Journeyi> Illustrated by Itoko Maeno. New York: Marsh Media, 1998. [Honesty]
White, E. B. Charlotte's Web. Illustrated by Garth Williams. (Various editions.) [Compassion; Responsibility; Respect for Others]
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House series. Illustrated by Garth Williams. (Various editions.) [Responsibility; Courage; Honesty]
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