Paths to Adventure

by Matilda Nordtvedt

To Parents and Teachers
Children are eagerly searching for a workable sense of values. They need to see in the lives of great people, common people, and children like themselves, the unchanging values of the ages lived out. They need reading material that will give them ideals to reach for and examples to follow.

The stories in this reader have been selected from the readers of America's past and have been edited, modernized, and classroom-tested for student appeal and readability. This reader will introduce to children not only what is excellent in itself, but what their parents and grandparents have read before them—stories so good that they will never become old and stories that impart moral values.

Many values are taught throughout the book. Among them are honesty, integrity, courage, faith, kindness, forgiveness, industry, and patriotism.

Thought questions at the end of the stories greatly aid in the understanding and appreciation of the selections.

Genres: Childrens

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Matilda Nordtvedt was an American author born in Washington state in 1926. She also lived for a time during her childhood in Canada.
After her marriage, Matilda also lived in Japan. She was an accomplished pianist, spoke fluent Japanese and was known for her writing and public speaking. Children were enthralled with her storytelling. She published 30 books and over 1,800 articles in various publications. She also read countless books to her sons instilling a love for reading also passing that passion on to her grandchildren. Throughout her ministry, innumerable children, students, foreign students and parishioners enjoyed her gracious hospitality, enjoying her gifts of cooking and baking. She welcomed all who dropped in.