Evening star., 1934-11-11
For Older Children
THE SNOW BABY,s OWN STORY

THE SNOW BABY's OWN STORY.
By Marie Ahnighito Peary. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
CHORTLY after the birth OF Marie
~ Peary- her mother, wife of Robert
8. Peary, wrote THE Snow Baby"
the story of her daughters birth In
Greenland, Of the wonder she aroused
among the Eskimos and Of the ways
Ia which she was fed and clothed and
cared for in the cold North. Now the
daughter herself, with children of her
own, tells for older boys and girls not
only Of her own life. but Of the Arctic
explorations Of her father and the
share his family had In his exploits.
In the chapter. THE Pole at Last"
she relates how hard It WAS for her
to grasp that her father would not
be going into the Arctic again, the
desolate region which had thus far
been the background Of her whole
life. The detailed descriptions Of
Eskimo life are not the least inter-
esting part Of the book.
SANDRK. Child Of Russia BY Olga
Tchirikoba. New York: Dodd.
Mead g. Co.
A RUSSIAN mother, In exile, writes
for her son the story OF his birth
IN . refugee camp ON the Island Of
Lemnos, Of the wanderings Of the
family in Greece and France and
their final settlement ON the Riviera.
The Grand Duke Alexander, SandTk's
godfather, who died IN the home Of
6andrik's mother, wrote the introduc-
ton to the book, after he had ex-
pressed the hope that it would not be
published, but would be kept for
Sandrik alone It tells such an au-
thentic story Of the su1erings Of Rus
slams driven into exile by the revoiu-
ton and Is In addition such q simply
and beautifully written story Of
tender, watchful motherhood that t
should not have been kept Is only .
manuscript.
ISLAND ADVENTURE BY Adele De
Leeuw. Pictures by Cateau de
Leeuw. New York: The Macm0-
Ian Co.
GIRLS will follow with eagerness this
story Of the American MlerS-
parents, Jack and Peggy-who for the
first time are visiting the enchanting
Island Of Bali, eAgt Of Java, with its
volcanic mountains, its native rajahs
and its plantations Of rice and coffee
and cotton. A professor on vacation
joins them and with their help hunts
for buried treasure in the form OF .
wonderful statue Of Buddha. A young
American with . movie camera also
drops in and supplies the romance
which Peggy wants, and Dutch uni
versity student acts as their guide
about the island.
MINUTE STORIES OF FAMOUS
EXPLORERS. By Jerome 8.
Kates. With 7s Maps BY the
Author and 321 Illustrations by
Herbert s. Kates. New York:
0ruaset d Dunlap.
ZACH explorer has Q page Of story.
~ in handsome large type, and on
the opposite page are his map ana
some imaginative pictures Of his ex-
ploits. Left Ericsson is the first ex-
plorer, leading his Vikings ACROSS the
water from Sweden to "Vinland,
somewhere In New England. Some OF
the later ones are Greely, Nansen.
Peary. Shackleton, Theodore Roose-
welt, Scott. stefanson, Amundsen.
Byrd. Roy Chapman Andrews and
Hedin. Good adventure stories and
valuable information for any children
from to 10 years Of age on, and
adults win not be bored when reading
them aloud to children.
THE SCARLET COAT. By Frances
Gather. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
"A STORY of La Sale and his ex-
a. ploration Of the Mississippi VAL
ley. The hero. Pierre ROLAND, native
OF French Canada, loyal follower Of La
Sale, has more than the average
share Of adventures while searching
for the mouth Of the Mississippi. he
even becomes the favorite son Of q
chief Of an Indian tribe. with the
death Of La Sale, Pierre's regpusi-
hilities become those Of . man. His
many friends and enemies crowd The
story With their plots and daring ven.
tures-Jem, the buccaneer; Duhaut.
the tricky trader; Batiste, the Breton:
Cesar ROLAND, Canadian hahitsnt: