individual species.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.
LANG, ANDREW (Editor).
The Red Book of Animal Stories.
Longmans. 2.00
Creatures mythical and real, extinct monsters and animals of to-day,
dwell at peace within this book of many tales. Adventures of famous
men, experiences of animal trainers, and stories of a quieter nature,
are included.
MORLEY, M.W.
Wasps and Their Ways.
Illustrated by the Author.
Dodd. 1.50
To learn so easily and pleasantly about the wasp from an authority may
keep boys from destroying their nests and wantonly annoying them.
And still, they say, in foreign lands,
do men this language hold,
There's nothing like your Attic wasp,
so testy and so bold.
ARISTOPHANES.
PROCTOR, R.A. (p. 133)
Half-Hours with the Stars.
Putnam. 2.00
A plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations,
showing, in twelve maps, the position for the United States of
the principal star groups night after night throughout the year,
with introduction and a separate explanation of each
map.--_Title-page._
STORIES
The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever
afterwards; we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any
deserving equally our affections. Fortunate if the best fall in
our way during this susceptible and forming period of our lives.
A. BRONSON ALCOTT.
ALDEN, W.L.
The Moral Pirates.
Harper. .60
Four boys cruise in a large rowboat up the Hudson River and on some of
the Adirondack Lakes, camping out, and having many funny and exciting
experiences.
BLACK, WILLIAM.
The Four MacNicols, and An Adventure in Thule.
Harper. .60
This volume is given because of the first of these two stories, which
is not published separately. It tells of the fishing experiences of
four Scotch brothers, and shows how much plucky lads can accomplish.
In An Adventure in Thule two boys discover a young Frenchwoman (p. 134)
stranded on an island, and succeed in rescuing her.
CHURCH, A.J.
Three Greek Children.
Putnam. 1.25
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