Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
NeW Books for
Our Readers
Story Books Of the Best Type Are
Represented in Recent issues, and
Publishers Also Supply Classic Tales
and Technical Books Suitable for
Young Readers

NV HAT is the Eagle Badger" What
wv does ID mean to be the mayor OF
the woodS?' All readers of the
younger generation will be Interested
in these questions and will doubtless
neglect the evening lesson hour in their
anxious endeavor to discover the ar
swer. Holman Day, a writer whose
knowledge of woodcraft and the pic
turesque and adventurous portions Of
the Maine woods has won him dis
tinction, has written a story called
THE Dagle Badge" which is sure
to interest not only the modern bow.
but his father, big brother and the
women of the household as well. Some
portions of this story have already ap-
peared as serial in the Youths Com
panion under the title THE Skok1rns of
the Allagash." and the boys and girls
VINO read that will be all the more in
terested in possessing this complete edi-
ton.
This account of how the mayor of
Ioban Jaws settled himself for his
summers work will speak with interest
TO every boy who has ever camped our.
Even. in fact, to those who have onIv
dreamed of camping out in the big
woods some time. His hunger drew
MIN back to his seat of government at
an opportune time, because the Of
tended squirrel had been away and COL
lected several of his friends, and the
MOP had already broken into the stores
ana were busily engaged in Juggling
away such edlbles as they could handle
therefore he devoted the rest of a busy
day to municipal improvements. which
included rock cache, or hiding place
ana matching of the sides of the
iean-to Already the place looked more
homeiike, and when he had kindled his
little fire at dusk and sat before il
there was certain coziness about it all
tnat cheered him. AS he looked into
the glowing Goals he reflected that on
the drive it was after all a steady lift
and tug, wet feet and slosh away from
sun to sun; and then he rolled himself
IN ms blankets with the thought that
lor marooned man even that amount
OF consolation was tremendously COM
forting. And he blinked his eyes once
or twice at the twinkling stars ard
went to Sleep
The story from this point on is full Of
the adventures of this young Shain.
some of which are innocent and others
which cause him great trouble
The Eagle Badge. By Holman Day.
New York; Harper & Bros.
The art of preparing classic literature
for younger readers is one in which ad-
vance is being made rapidly. Not only
is the style of the present day books
most superior, but the manner in which
these works are written is far ahead of
the old-time book for children. The
Juvenile writer of two or three decades
ago seemed to think that the prime
requisite Of a child's book was to have
words of one syllable. In this genera
ion Il. -
dren demand a liveliness and human
side to their stories as well as simple
language, and woe to those writer's who
try to inflict some prosy book upon tbs
young readers.
The Rev. Alfred ]. Church has COM
piled 1.-THE Aeneid'' for boys and girls
which will bring these stories of the
famous Virgil close to the heart of
every boy and girl. The book is dedi-
Gated to the two granddaughter of the
author and is presumably written from
the simple tales which he had told to
them. All young readers will take ad-
ditional enjoyment in the beautiful IL
Illustrations in color which the publish
ers, the Macmillan company, provide
This book is a companion to the stories
of the Odyssey and stories of the Had
for boys and girls which already have
made their appearance.
The tales start with a spirited &C
count of the wooden horse and the
sack of Troy and follow very closely
after the original so far as historical
facts and events are concerned. The
stories will undoubtedly prove of great
value to those young readers who are
to take up the study of Latin at a
later period.
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls. BY
Alfred ]. Church. New York: The
Macmillan company.
General rules for the piano and its
players, a chapter on correct touch and
technique and the use of the pedal are
among the many interesting matters
which Josef Holman discusses in his
book, piano Playing" OF course it is
not possible to accomplish any teach
ing of this art by written lessons ex-
cept along technical lines, although Mr..
Hoffman, does give some excellent
suggestions concerning the so-called
soulful players"
Hofmann's remarks anent finger ex-
ercises will appeal to many young
players without, l am afraid, finding
so much approval with the teachers
He says: "A half hour daily, kept up
for year, is enough for one to learn
to play ones exercises. And if one can