This exciting kids' character book is sure to be a hit with both moms and children. It teaches the essential character qualities of attentiveness, decisiveness, boldness, joyfulness, orderliness, endurance, thoroughness, courage, flexibility, generosity,availability, and compassion. Practical, hands-on projects make learning come alive. Interesting application questions; make it easy for you and your child to apply character lessons to real life situations. You will meet a variety of worthy heroes here including General Douglas Mac Arthur, blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby,-even canine hero Balto the sled dog who saved Nome from the plague by carrying the vaccine through an impossible blizzard. Each character quality is illustrated in history, Scripture, and ;everyday life; stories. And it all comes to life through the eyes of ;the cousins; as a series of charming photos illustrate stories throughout the book. Prepare to be amazed at how much fun great character can be!
We did this during morning Bible time. It felt a little shallow at times. Some grew up believing that cleanliness is next to godliness.. but that isn’t found in the Bible. This book should probably be called behavior trails, not Character Trails. It seemed to fall short of dealing with it on a heart level.