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Three children go on a leaf hunt, climbing a mountain, traveling through a forest, going around a waterfall, and crossing a lake in search of leaves from different trees before an unexpected peril makes them turn back.
Children who grow up without father's positive influence, regardless of the circumstances (that might include divorce, death of a spouse, out-of-wedlock birth or adoption) are: five times more likely to be poor, twice as likely to drop out of high school
Now, at a time when faster and easier electronic media threatens to eclipse the practise of reading, Bloom draws on his experience as critic, teacher, and prolific reader to plumb the great books for their sustaining wisdom.'