New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Caravans, Flying Machines and
Other JOYOUS Marvels.


rsinlv does not include girl On the con-
tra-r. the result Of scissors and snaiI5
and p,1ppv dog tails looks down with
1o-elv contempt on her who is made or
s-ra- md spice and all that is nice.
--a cannot abide her. Still, there are ex-
,-a-ri7rs-the Avery children. for in
stance. brothers and sisters, who never
orz--elLed. If they had Mr- E Y Lucas
-----5 not have told the story Of their
.s5v-rtrres during a Caravaning "Trip IN
The Slowcoach' Cthe Macmillan Com
-e-r1. which is q book for boys and
z--r= both. The Oldest Of the family.
rs-at. could bowl hard and fast but
that extra recommendation TO the favor
~ English boys (this is an English
e-arvl VIII not be held against her by
american ones tn less SO because there
is 10 cricket n the book from first 10
last Had she been an American girl
she would probably have made fine
rircher So the Avery children start of
on their oaravaning trip. and have all
kinds q adventures and meet al kinds
Of people. among them a Scotch painter
IN his caravan. who calls his horse Pen
Gil" because il draws him, and an Irish
lady, and giant CprofessionaD. and
e-vpsies. They visit oxford and STRAIT
rord-or-Avon-trust Nj Lucas for q
5udicious little literary toueh-and re
turn home TO The strangest Of all revela-
ions. 4 wholesome. whimsical tale,
which has the advantage Of novelty for
American children, and viii find favor
with boys as well as with girls up 10
fourteen" 10 follow the informing ex-
au--r st by the publishers this year Of
indicating the age Of the audience for
which -hefr jureniIia are intended.
While man is beginning 10 include
woman in the aviation field. girl has
-er no place in the numerous tales Of
the new sport for younger readers with
which forehanded authors and publish
e-s knowing the interests and enthusi-
asus Of boyhood, have anticipated a
coming demand only the other day
Car-aiu Wilbur Lawton's Boy Avia-
IT'S IN Nicaragua" was reviewed IN
--ese columns. This industrious writer
moss adds two more volumes 10 his
series. in fact. altogether they number
SIX The Boy Aviators on Secret Ser
--.a~ Hurst * Coz tells Of the location
s. he Everglades Of a factory Of q new
explosive. whose inventor. an officer Of
The American navy. is kept captive by
a -aScaIiv crew that manufactures the
a-ErIe Tor q foreign government; and
The Boy Aviators in Africa" CHurst &
O.. deals with the recovery Of a treas
IRE # ivory stolen by an Arab slave
trader Both books contain all the ad-
venture the heart Of boy desires, and
t-,- technical details OF aeroplaring are
g.a~ertaed TO be correct Mr. Francis
,.rfns,s Bows. Book Of Model Aero
-s.rls~ Century Coz is not story but
"a PRACTICAL handbook for the construc
-tr- Il The small models produced so n
Eus--4oIlslv by junior aero clubs al over
rr- country, together with a theory u
rr. principles OF artificial flight and
history Of its beginnings and progress
l. dale. An informing. helpful praS'
book. The Runaway Flying Machine
G-a~rer 4 F3rosJ Is the collective title
~ . number Of stories Of various spor =
r.- ,-e.-io,.s authors. There is no atterlpt
here - practical instruction, the story
lie thing. whether il be oI paIiooli'--7'
sra1-ir- rapids. amateur piracy anu "a
Iteration OF motor cycling The hgihs
,--.Pf,,.. story i. frankly speaking Ho'
--.- most Interesting OF them all
Decidedly for our girls as well as ou-
bovs is Nr. Tudor Jenks's con'lii iOAl''
y his history Of America Whlch
its fourth volume in When amer IL" -
came 2 Nation" IT. Y. Cro"eH q -
covering the period from l1Ss-lo',o. M
jerks applies modern theories OF hiS'oi ;
10 MS work. which is rot merely ma
te- o4 tbe Chronological enumeration "
eliminating events. but g picture OF '--'
daily life and surroundings OF the peo,
DE Of their private and domestic as "ei
Is their uuf,Iic concerns. This series -
Tar as II has gone. forms IN reallty oii'
work which should be given IN us eii
tlrerv. or given in chronological sequence
beginning with the first volume Boy
an6 girls already possessing nv
three may be relied upon TO MAKE Ili.-
wishes known the moment thes
formed Of the appearance OF tlls ioul -
volume. While he deVotes ais nrst cii0S