Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-06

FORMED Dy the war DOCKS OF W, CrlSpln
Sheppard will enjoy the newest of his
series. "Don Hale With the Flying
Squadron" Many boys who have fol.
lowed the stalwart young hero "Over
There and been with him "ln the War
Zone will take the kccncst interest in
his experiences as a tiicr. A goodly lot
of information about aviation is in
corporated in the narrative of thrilling
| adventures,
Austin Bishop is the writer of an
other corking good story of war aviation
in Bob Thorpe, Sky Fighter in the
Lafayette Flying Corps" The Laf-
ayette Escadrille is, of course, one OF
the romantic highlights of the war. just
as aviation is one of the few romantic
relics that the war of chemistry and
science has left. Bob and his friend,
George Morgan, turn from their occu-
patton as ambulance drivers in the Yer
dun sector to new deeds of daring.
Joseph Wharton Lippincott. of this
city, whose Bun, the Story of Il Rab-
bit" was one of last seasons most
charming animal books, has duplicated
the simple charm of that book in RED
Ben. the Fox of Oak Ridge" Many
other animals figure in the tale. the
otter, the skunk the woodchuck, and
the red squirrel among them. Mr..
Iippincott enters cngagingly into the
spirit of the various animals who arc
his characters and the result is de-
lghtful nature book for youngsters in
their early teens.
"When I Was Girl in Iceland is
the newest of the series showing child
hood in strange climes. Fascinating
ideas of home, school and community
life in the far off island are given in
this book
"The Boy With the IT, S. Trappers"
il the latest book that DR.. Francis
Rolt Wheeler has added to his highly
educational series of books showing the
various forms of national service in the
form of fiction. This book tells the
function and the tasks of the trappcrs
and hunters service of the Biological
Survey, n little known organization.
| The information is embodied agreeably
| in series Of adventures of the enter
prising boy hero The many illustra
tions are from official government
photographs.
! In "Kent of Malvern" r. Truxtun
Hare, himself n noted athlete, takes the
hero of his "Philip Kent Series
Football, baseball and other sports fur
nish the athletic interest. which the
writer is able to furnish authortativcly.
and in addition there is all the JOY OF
! life in the senior year at big school
| The book is wholesome but not molly
coddlc. X is exciting but never sen
sational.
"Watty & Co. is the story of the
summer adventures Of a trio of laic
subfreshmen on the Maine coast. And
the adventures were many, strange ana
unexpected. Three boys alone on an
island, with a hotel within sailing dis
tancc. testy French Canadian as, n
potential villain, and sea, wind and fog
to turn their luck at any minutc-such
is the substance.
elephant Stories is an interesting
and informative volume made up OF ar
ticlcs and stories selected from ST.
| Nicholas. All the selections are written
around these greatest of the land ami
mails. which in their natural haunts
are fast moving to extinction. Some OF
the selections are "a Visit to the Home
of the Indian Elephant" "A Giant with
a Sweet Tooth" with the Elephant
in India 1.-THE King of the Ele- :
plants" 'The Working Elephants OF
India Rogue Elephants and "A
Baby Elephant.
Margaret Widdimcr has added TO the
lows of the fiappers by her IVY mona
Way" a new volume of the Campfire
Girls series. Possibly the society miss
if there are such left NOWADAYS
NAV not like this book, but every. other
girl in her teens will. 1t is wholesome
| without being preachy. and IT Is RCD
! blooded without being sensational me
| text relates the experiences OF the group
of girls already familiar to Miss wa
DINERS readers in turning over thcir
old farmhouse to social welfare WORK
for the benefit of the town girls nearby
II is as good winter tale of work
and snorts as some others of the "Wi'
mona" books were of summer outing
In Connie Morgan in the Lumber
Camps" James B. Hendryx takes ms
hero into new field of activity ana
adventure. Connie has plenty OF both
The mystery of the timber lands engages
his attention. and it is solved in way
very satisfactory to the fortunes OF tn'
alert young hero and very satisfyinglI
to the reader
a good st1ry ol poSs l,,
"Fighting for Fairview," one OF TN
best of the 100 per cent American books
pof William Heylger. High school ilf'
proyides the background, and wartime
conditions also enter into the tale. Mr
Heyliger is strongly of the opinion thal
one reason not only that Germany wai
licked, but that the Germans plunged
into the disastrous war, was that the!
had no national game and that they
lacked, therefore. the sense OF tru'
craftsmanship. The boys in his bool
are rich in that quality.
''Tweedie: the Story of Faithful
Heart" is a girls story which has al
the charm that the author, Isla May
Mullins, has revealed in her celebrated
"Blossom Shop stories. II has plenti.
lful humor and sentiment.