Evening star., 1927-11-13

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THE SCOUT OF THE BUCKONGE-
HANON. By John c. McWhorter.
Against a background of history,
that of the border of West Vir-
ginia, this writer has produced a
pioneer story of hardship and cour-
age that in remarkable degree
has caught the spirit of the wild
places out of which 1t has risen.
The story centers on the faScina-
ton of q scouts life, always in dan.
ger from Indians and wild animals
and trackless wildernesses. A capt.
tai tale bent to the uses of true
history. (The Christopher Publish
ing House)
THE LEAD HUNTERS OF THE
OZARK. BY Hardy L. Weisbaum.
A chapter OF history backs this
story Of adventure. The dark
chapter Of Aaron Burr's designs
against his country. A shadow of
possible war turns interest toward
the lead deposits of the Ozarks.
Here. for the purpoes OF this story.
gather three people, a white boy.
q young Cherokee and fugitive
negro. Prodigious doings of an ex.
citing kind are calculated to inn
press both the period and the 10
cality upon readers of this tale OF
the early West. uothrop, Lee &
Shepard Coz
THE YOUNG FOLKS BOOK or
OLDER LANDS. BY Dorothy NJ.
Stuart. 1t is travel that bears the
major part of interest, with history
PLAYING a part, but a lesser one.
Through Japan and China and In
dia and on toward the West
through Italy and Greece to the
British Isles, the juniors are led in
truly delightful pointing out OF
places and peoples that are new
and strange-and pretty much like
themselves and their own homes.
after all. And that In the point
of the matter. little, Brown
& Coz
THE TUSK HUNTERS. BY Francis
Rolt Wheeler. From prehistoric
times up to the present hunters Of
big game form in procession here.
Incidentally. there is much inter.
esting matter besides about the
Jungle life Of Ceylon, southern In
dia, Africa. U4othrop, Lee & Shep.
ard Coz
BOB NORTH STARTS EXPLORING.
BY Robert Carver North. Pure ad-
venture this, and close to hand at
that. Here a boy OF II tells how
he set out to be pioneer, going
up into the North by sled and
canoe and on foot--any way to keep
going deeper into the wild. A jour-
nal story that makes fine reading.
(Putnam)
HEADING NORTH. BY Ralph Henry
Barbour. Another boy bent for the
North. This one by motor. Doesn't
sound exciting, does 1t? 'Tis.
though. Full of gusto and sudden
crises, such as an automobile is
likely to produce. F'leming II.
Revell Coz
DERIC WITH THE INDIANS. BY
Deric Nusbaum. Boys are getting
pretty smart-if you ask me. Not
only do they go exploring far
places. but they themselves turn
author and tell the world about it.
This Deric is only slip of a lad,
"a. but he tells Of his life among
the Indians of the Southwest in
wonderful way. Not adventure
alone, not boy alone, either, for a
deal of good information OF sub
stantial sort goes along with the
other good rest. Putnam)
Only two stories about animals. Too
bad. You look around for others. Ask
Albert Terhune to tell you about his
dogs. However, here are the two:
KING OF MAPLEDALE: A Loyal
Dog. BY Lloyd Thompson. (Apple-
ton.)
LONG LEGS, THE HERON. BY
Thornton W. Burgess. little,
Brown G Coz
Here are stories-just stories-for
girls. 1 thought boys and girls nova
days read the same things. But 1t ap-
pears that this is not altogether true.
So we have:
POLLY'S SECRET. BY Harriet A.
Nash. A picture Of Maine IS years
ago. Here a girl carries on compe-
tently as the tribe does today. A
good plot, a very active sum OF be-
lievable interests generally serve
to bring back an earlier day in New
England. little. Brown & Coz
AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL. BY
Louisa NJ Alcott. New as ever.
little, Brown & Coz
THE ALIENS AND AUNT HANNAH.
BY Clara D. Pierson. You know
the plucky Aliens. Here they are
again. old fashioned as kitchens are
old fashioned and flreplaces-and
they themselves. A good time to
remember Is set down here delight.
fully. &c. P. Dutton.)
THE GARDEN OF THE LITTLE
LAME PRINCESS. BY Myrtle J.
Trachsel. Uothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Coz
MICHAEL OF IRELAND. BY Anne
Casserley. Irish fairy tales, with