Evening star., 1927-11-13


One whole week handed over
i to you. Not yours alone, to
be sure, since 1t has been
given also to your fellow juniors all
over the United States. A pretty fine
gift, too, when you come to think
about it, and, like every other good
thing, all the better through sharing.
For q year now no end of people
have been getting this gift ready for
you. Writers have been busy over
it and publishers and book merchants
and librarians. besides a host of par.
ents and teachers, along with lot
Of Just plain friends and wellwishers.
Within the past few years this par
ticular week has come to have a
name of it's own. "Children's Book
Week" and q settled place in the
year, besides, as Thanksgiving and
Christmas have. And what a world
Of books Is at this moment stepping
out in procession and on parade! All
! for you. Not any one .poper mas
space even to name more than few
in the great throng of books. Not
any one person has time to pass
Judgment on any considerable num-
her of them. Yet, in fair dealing to
all concerned, something, clearly,
should be done. And I'm going to
do this in the hope of being perhaps
a little useful. l am going to name
some Of these books, books that nave
come my way, about whose hlgn
quality there can be no doubt. I'm
going to group them so that, at
glance, YOU will know generally what
thew are. This group Is history, or
adventure, or travel or science.
| Maybe 1t is about animals, or strange
peoples, or fairies. and. maybe, Just
ahout games and sports. Only
samples. all Of them, drawn out from
the wonderful world of reading.
Sports is a good place to begin
don't you think? All right. Here we
go with:
SECRETS OF BASE BALL Told by
big league players; Edited t by
Mitchell v. Charnely. Straight
talks from Rogers Hornsby or
Eddie Collins, or some such, from
his own place in the game to the
boys of the back lots. Appleton.)
TOUCHDOWN! A foot ball story told
by Coach Alonzo StaRg to Winan
stout. coach OF Chicago University.
It covers foot ball history from
Rugby to the present. dongmans'
Green & Co.
THE LONG PASS. BY Ralph Henry
Barbour. Foot ball adventure by
an old hand at getting good stories
cut of sports. tAppleton)
GET EN- MAYFIELD. BY Harold s.
Sherman, who here covers school
basket ball competition. Apple-
toni
THE CUB ARRIVES. BY Paul An
derson. A hard road to travel. since
the cub started as THE Fresh
Kid" Upon arrival however. he
was heartily hailed as 'The Bat
Ting Kid Good foot ball stun,
good boy stuff, too. (Appleton.)
PUCK CHASERS, INCORPORATED:
BY Charles G. Muller. A game OF
modern business promoting
whose object is to make major
school sport of ice hockey. Against
real school background the game
itself stands out in fine style and
with 1t all the familiar arts of lift
ing a new business into the field
with older and better established
school games. Harper)
It turns out upon looking the
ground over that history and travel
and adventure are often all one. so
here / am putting them into a single
group, except where this is clearly
not the thing to do:
"SEVENTY-SIX."- BY r & n d
Wright Kaufman. Another Roun-
tree Chronicle. In this one 1t Is a
grandson OF Old Nicholas who be.
comes linked up in a Tory plot
against the Continental Congress.
sitting at Philadelphia. In this
spirited and exciting affair you will
see at close range the very human
characters, Washington, Jefferson
and others. Penn Publishing Coz
BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICAN
HISTORY. BY Albert f. Blaisdell.
This is story of the pioneer chill.
dren of America. about whose
fathers and mothers so much has
been written. 1t is time for the
pioneer children to have their day
in court. And here they are.
Most interesting! little. Brown &
Coz
INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG
FOLKS. BY Francis s. Drake.
This book, for many years a stand.
ard on it's theme. has here turned
Immediately upon the younger
readers in truly youthful and
interesting manner, bringing the
whole matter up to where young
readers are standing today. Uit'
tie, Brown q Coz
THE LOG OF A CIRCUMNAVIGA.
TOR. BY Col. George A. Johnson.
Here are easy and informal talks
on the authors way around the
world. with history, travel, geog.
raphy and adventure making a de.
lightful blend Of entertainment and
information. (The Stratford Coz
THE WAR CHIEF. BY Elmer Rus.
ctn nf
pleton.)
erett r. Tomlinson. Another ad.
mirable story of our own heroic
days here in America. (Appleton)
A BOY OF THE OLD FRENCH
WEST. BY Orison Robbins. A fasci-
mating tale of 200 years ago. when
the French explored the Lake Su-
perior country. A priest, huge
woodsman and Philippe, the boy,
stand at the center Of exciting ad-
ventures in the wild region peopled
then by Indians. One of the best
of stories Of the earlier life in this
country. Uothrop, Lee & Shep-
ard Coz
BOYS AND GIRLS OF HISTORY
BY Eileen and Rhoda Power. From
the Roman invasion Of Britain
down to the childhood Of Queen
Victoria marches a procession of
children who have for one reason
or another stood out in story and
record. A remarkable company.
(Macmillan)
THE BOY SCOUTS YEAR BOOK.
Edited by Franklin H. Mathews.
chief Scout librarian, Boy Scouts
of America. This book speaks for
itself. (Appleton.)
ADVENTURES ALL. BY Mary
Hazelton Wade. Charles Lind