Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-05
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Another charming book in this same
series is Fishing and Hunting ny
Sarah M. Mott and Maude Barrows
Dutton This book tells of children IN
other lands. of Indian life; OF lie In the
pbilionines. and among the Esqui-
n,,ux II is written for educators ana
should admirably meet the needs Of the
U,t,e ones to whom 1t is especially ad-
dressed.
.rbe story of Robinson Crusoe" never
loses it's fascination Tor the children,
hut it has remained for James BALDWIN
10 re-write it and bring home TO the
children in such way that it fits the
needs Of school teacher. 1t is surpris-
ing how well the author has succeeded
i'm telling this story I'm simple language
in the few pages of this book. 1t is
book which should certainly be one OF
the most popular school readers which
has been given the public.
Another notable Reader by the same
author is Thirty More Famous
Stories In this we get some famous
stories Of history presented in a manner
rendering them attractive to the chill
dren. Such stories as columbus and
the Egg; ''Sir Isaac Newton and the
Apple; Daniel Webster and the
Woodchuck"; 1.-The Man in the Iron
Mask: 1.-The Fall Of Troy, etc. etc.
These stories lose nothing in the retcll-
ing by Mr.. Baldwin. and they make up
a reader Of exceptional value and inter-
est.
"Waste Not, Want Not Stories" Re-
told by Clifton Johnson. These stories
from Mrs. EdgewOrth's parents AS
sistants," one of the most famous and
charming Of the old-time children's
books. These stories are dramatic in
their interest and strong in the quail
ties that appeal to the imaginations of
young people, and at the same time
they carry practical lessons which cam
not fail to sink deep into the hearts of
youthful readers and bear good fruit.
The book should meet with a good sale
upon its merits.
THE Gateway Series of Books pub
lished by the American Book Company
under the general editorial charge of
DR.. Henry Van Dyke have attained
a merited popularity. Julius Caesar"
which has recently been issued in
this series with a very fine intro
duction by Hamilton Wright Mabie
is fully up to the high standard which
has been maintained, and cannot fail
to enjoy the great popularity which
has been accorded its predecessors.
Elementary Latin" by Clara E. Jor-
dan, head of the department of Latin
at the Hughes High school, Cincinnati.
has many things to recommend it to
the practical educator. The author has
been exceedingly fortunate in present.
ing this subject, which SO often be-
comes a stumbling block to the way of
beginners in the Latin language, in a
most clear and practical manner. 1t
should find a place for itself among
practical educators upon its merits.
Pedagogical Essays From Plato to
Spencer by F. Y. n. Painter. A. NJ. d.
D., professor of modern languages at
Roanoke College. This volume is de-
signed to introduce the student to a
number of documents of educational
history. 1t is designed to make the
student familiar with the original
sources of information. This work
was one that involved no little labor
through by DIR. Painter with marked
success and his work must be recog
nized as one Of the classics Of educa-
tional literature. 1t is well worthy of
a place in the library of every educa-
tor and student.
Greek Prose Composition for use
in the schools, by Clarence W. Gleason,
a. NJ, EoXbury Latin School. In this
volume the author has given us eXer-
cises of Greek composition designed to
be used with the daily work in the
textbooks prescribed for drilling SYN
tax in college preparatory work. They
are carefully prepared and follow
well-defined grammatical scheme. be-
ginning with the simplest sentences
and developing gradually with the more
difficult constructions of the second
year prose which are included. The
work is Il most valuable one and COM
prehenSive in it's scope. An excellent
vocabulary is included in the work,
which will be found n very practical
one for the use for which it was de-
signed.
elementary Textbooks of Theoreti-
cal Mechanics" by George Merrill. B.
S. principal Of the California school of
Mechanical Arts. This book is intend
a6 for fba ,,pnor classes in preparafOry