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and difficulties their grandfathers had in the conquest of the West。

This is a standard book upon the subject of early travel; but is so

readable as to be of interest to older children。



‘‘The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators;'' by Hendrik Willem van

Loon。 Fully illustrated from old prints。





The World's Progress in InventionArtMusic。



‘‘Gabriel and the Hour Book;'' by Evaleen Stein。



How a boy learned from the monks how to grind and mix the colours

for illuminating the beautiful hand…printed books of the time and how

he himself made books that are now treasured in the museums of France

and England。

‘‘Historic Inventions;'' by Rupert S。 Holland。



Stories of the invention of printing; the steam…engine; the spinning…

jenny; the safety…lamp; the sewing machine; electric light; and other

wonders of mechanism。

‘‘A History of Everyday Things in England;'' written and illustrated

by Marjorie and C。 V。 B。 Quennell。 2 Volumes。



A most fascinating book; profusely illustrated in black and white

and in colour; giving a vivid picture of life in England from 1066…1799。

It tells of wars and of home…life; of amusements and occupations; of

art and literature; of science and invention。 A book to be owned by

every boy and girl。

‘‘First Steps in the Enjoyment of Pictures;'' by Maude I。 G。 Oliver。



A book designed to help children in their appreciation of art by giving

them technical knowledge of the media; the draughtsmanship; the

composition and the technique of well…known American pictures。

‘‘Knights of Art;'' by Amy Steedman。



Stories of Italian Painters。 Attractively illustrated in colour from

old masters。

‘‘Masters of Music;'' by Anna Alice Chapin。

‘‘Story Lives of Men of Science;'' by F。 J。 Rowbotham。

‘‘All About Treasures of the Earth;'' by Frederick A。 Talbot。



A book that tells many interesting things about coal; salt; iron;

rare metals and precious stones。

‘‘The Boys' Book of New Inventions;'' by Harry E。 Maule。



An account of the machines and mechancial{sic} processes that are

making the history of our time more dramatic than that of any other

age since the world began。

‘‘Masters of Space;'' by Walter Kellogg Towers。



Stories of the wonders of telegraphing through the air and beneath

the sea with signals; and of speaking across continents。

‘‘All About Railways;'' by F。 S。 Hartnell。

‘‘The Man…of…War; What She Has Done and What She Is Doing;''

by Commander E。 Hamilton Currey。



True stories about galleys and pirate ships; about the Spanish

Main and famous frigates; and about slave…hunting expeditions in the

days of old。





The Democracy of To…Day。



‘‘The Land of Fair Play;'' by Geoffrey Parsons。



‘‘This book aims to make clear the great; unseen services that

America renders each of us; and the active devotion each of us must

yield in return for America to endure。'' An excellent book on our

government for boys and girls。

‘‘The American Idea as Expounded by American Statesmen;'' compiled

by Joseph B。 Gilder。



A good collection; including The Declaration of Independence; The

Constitution of the United States; the Monroe Doctrine; and the

famous speeches of Washington; Lincoln; Webster and Roosevelt。

‘‘The Making of an American;'' by Jacob A。 Riis。



The true story of a Danish boy who became one of America's finest

citizens。

‘‘The Promised Land;'' by Mary Antin。



A true story about a little immigrant。 ‘‘Before we came; the New

World knew not the Old; but since we have begun to come; the

Young World has taken the Old by the hand; and the two are learning

to march side by side; seeking a common destiny。''





Illustrated Histories in French。



(The colourful and graphic pictures make these histories beloved by

all children whether they read the text or not。)

‘‘Voyages et Glorieuses Decouvertes des Grands Navigateurs et Explorateurs

Francais; illustre par Edy Segrand。''

‘‘Collection d'Albums Historiques。''

Louis XI; texte de Georges Montorgueil; aquarelles de Job。

Francois I; texte de G。 Gustave Toudouze; aquarelles de Job。

Henri IV; texte de Georges Montorgueil; aquarelles de H。 Yogel。

Richelieu; texte de Th。 Cahu; aquarelles de Maurice Leloir。

Le Roy Soleil; texte de Gustave Toudouze; aquarelles de Mauriae

Leloir。

Bonaparte; texte de Georges Montorgueil; aquarelles de Job。

‘Fabliaux et Contes du Moyen…Age''; illustrations de A。 Robida









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