Anneke and Hans – 30 Tales of Adventure and Virtue

Written and illustrated by Susan Kramer

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Anneke and Hans are nine year old twins who learn about helpful virtues while having adventures in North Holland. These thirty tales also include social issues such as bullying, dealing with grief, and safety while swimming. Each tale includes an illustration of an animal that lives in The Netherlands. Stories, virtues, topics, and animals are indexed. Intermediate reading level.

Details:

18,600 words

146 pages; 6 inch x 9 inch retail paperback; ISBN: 978-1-387-89052-1

146 pages in 8.5 inch x 11 inch PDF Ebook

EPUB ISBN: 978-1-387-75977-4

Language: English

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Contents of Tales:

(With topics and virtues under each; plus several stories are separately linked.)

1. Moving Day Adventure:

responsibility; cooperation; helping

2. The Shortest Day of the Year:

being helpful; feeling satisfied

3. Seeing the Winter and Summer Dikes:

self-sacrifice; saving lives; common good

4. The Forest Adventure:

doing what is right feels good; showing care

5. Learning About Forgiveness:

forgiveness; forgiving; forgiving one's self

6. Feeling Grief:

grieving process; letting go and going on

7. The Surfing Rescue:

life vests; speaking up for one's self; helping; caring

8. Playing at a Lake:

respect; patience; sharing

9. Helping at the Fair:

tolerance; cooperation

10. Listening to One's Conscience:

body signals and conscience; acting for what's right

11. Being Friendly on the Playground:

being nice; being friendly; boost of energy

12. The Bully:

bullying; negative behavior; positive behavior

13. Practice Being Loyal:

keeping the peace; being loyal to others; following through on promises

14. Showing Mercy:

showing mercy; feeling of self-worth; kindness; caring

15. Using Manners:

manners; using good manners; helping at home

16. Gaining Confidence and Courage:

courage; rhythmic breathing; confidence

17. The Citizenship Bulletin Board:

citizenship; helping others; "The Golden Rule"

18. Helping the Environment in the Neighborhood:

helping environment; plastic to paper food coverings; using rain water

19. Faith, Trust, and the Homework Dilemma:

faith; trust; overcoming nervousness

20. Contentment, Happiness, and Possessions:

contentment; peacefulness; happiness; stress release; possessions

21. Personal Integrity While Sightseeing:

personal integrity; following one's conscience; contentment

22. Going to the Carnival:

developing and practicing patience

23. Jealousy in School:

jealousy, reason for jealousy, understanding jealousy

24. Practicing Compassion with School Mates:

compassion; helping others; teaching skills

25. Learning to Be Trustworthy:

trustworthy; dependable; responsible

26. Perseverance and the Daily Journal:

perseverance; short term goal; long range goals

27. Love in Action:

caring; love in action

28. The Classroom Seating Chart:

fairness; moving in patterns; importance of studying

29. Telling the Truth:

telling the truth; kindness; sparing feelings

30. Best Friends:

harmony; friendship; cooperation in nature

Susan Kramer is a graduate of Peabody Institute Preparatory Dance of Johns Hopkins University. She is an artist and international author of more than 20 books for children, teens, and adults, on classical ballet, philosophy, meditation, yoga, and practical spirituality, plus thousands of articles with some translations in Dutch, French, German, Greek, and Spanish.

Email: susan@susankramer.com

Website: susankramer.com

Booklist: susankramer.com/books.html