Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

nation or scientific character In this
volume The pu pose of the authors Is
to give 10 young readers all the really I'M
portant facts IN regard to the existing
mammals q: the world describing them
accurately and pointing out the features
which distinguish one from another with
cut going into the tecnnical Diet. is The
work Is BASED upon tHe la los. av la IL
scientific information. An ....empt Las
been made IL give Of ancUGJlCs merely
enough 10 0ep!ct the lie OF an!ua.s IN
normal CT cuinatarc"S- mus tt.vr
atur" .ahlTg IA tc lCUrl in the pages.
ard "a ms res. cci The No.lrile differs CON
SpcGnusly irom many animal hou Ks wsI.ca
have ~ lat. years pccu produced IA
important and attractive Ieatur" -. The
work is a series OF forty color plates.
each containing iep. oS.nta;:o.! 81 Ser-
eI2l animals drawn ~ aoted German
artist after th" mos careful study III ike
specimens. These color plates are GER
tain 10 stimulate The young leador To an
interest in natural history. The arrange
nent oi the book is %! particular iiapor-
tnnce. til. authors having been careful Id
follow the scientific groupm.nt % species
and genera.
THE LIVE DOLLS PLAY DAYS. BY
Josephine Scribner Gates. author OF
The Story of Live Doiis. iliustra-
tions by Virginia Keep. indianapolis.
The Bobbs- Merri Company.
Several live dolls books have already
beer published and in this one is told
the story of the play days Of the live
dolls who have heretofore been intro
duCed. The story is merry little con-
cen which will interest the youngsters
greatly. The Illustrations are We drawn.
Every Little nlri VINO OWES doll Will
be delighted to find that some where
somehow. their inanlmate pIaymates some
times come to life.
THE LAND OF LOST. BY Allen Ayrault
Green, author of The Good Fairy
and the Bunnies. Illustrated los
ton: Small. Maynard * Co.
On the inside OF the covers of this en-
trancfns book is map of the Land OF
Lost. and whoever opens at tina; point
and sees this map is certain to so right
through INTO the text and read from start
to finish TO find all about the queer place
where such things happen and where
the young adventures meet interesting
characters. The WinSrnaker and the
Harnessmaker are two of these dwell ers
in the Land of Lost. and they add great
ly to the fun Sometimes the lttle folks
Whiri on airShipS from pla To place. but
wherever they go they have lood time
and finally set back to the land where
things are found. The book is cleveriy
illustrated.
A CHILD'S GUIDE TO MYTHOLOGY.
BY Helen A. Clarke, author OF
BroWning's Italy" New York: The
Baker a. Taylor Company.
The authors purpose in preparing this
book has been to give the children solid
knowledge on the subject Of mytro ogy
based upon the most recent Investigations
of scholars and to select the myths with
read which will at the same time lay
firm foundation for the study Of COM
parative mythology. She treats her sub
jects in group form, first answering the
question. What is myth" and then
treating successfully OF animals in prinl-
tive myths. animals in culture myths.
tree and plant myths, myths of the sun.
moon and stars. myths of the sky and
air and mother-myths and chld-myths.
Each group is illustrated with careful
selections from al times and races. IL
Illustrations embellish the book In the
form of reproductions from classic paint
ing and sculpture.
Paine. author of "A Victory Unfor-
seen" Illustrations by Walter ]. En-
right. New York: The Outing Pub
fishing Company.
Boys who are thinking OF going to col
lege and boys who take N interest in out
door sports will find in ahis spirited tale
vivid account of the ris alry between the
captain and the strokes oar of great
university crew. The stroke is kidnapped
at moment of great Importance 10 his
crew and carried long distance to pre-
vent his taking part in the inter-univer-
sity race. In thrilling manner the au-
thor tells how he makes his way back
to the college town just in season TO take
his place in the she'll and stroke his crew
to victory. The climax comes in the
race itself in which Mr. Paine strikes "A
high note of dramatic interest
PHYS HOLIDAY JOURNEY; Trans
lated from the German Of George
Lang. BY Mary f.. Ireland. Illustra-
lions. Akron. Ohio: The Saalfield
Publishing Company.
Mrs. Ireland's translation of this de-
lishtful little story OF child life in Ge-
many adds richly to the literature OF the
Juvenile world. Pixy is a remarkably
intelligent dog. and the tale deals wit.
the adventures of his owner ard friends
in searching for him wien he is lost.
GRANDMOTHER GOOSE STORIES: in
-Four Books By John Howard Jc"-
EFT iHannah Warmer, author of
The Bunny Stories" Boston: Small.
Maynard * Co.
These four little books tell stories about
the tiny creatures and are a novelty i'll
the way of child literature. One of them
tells how the duclslings went a-swinn-
ming the narrative being. as in the case
of the other Volumes In verse. with many
full-page illustrations and pretty color
margins. Another volume tells Of the
encounter between the kittens and the
bear the third describes the gosinGs
picnic, and the fourth tells what happened
10 the little chicks.
Holiday Cards and Calendars.
From the press of Raphael Tuck 4
Sons Company, London and New lo:i.
comes an assortment of Christmas cards
and calendars. establishing a new high