The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15

are few current releases which
merit your attention.
FOR THE VERY SMALL
One quick reading before bed
time will tell the story of Tuffy,
the little bear cub that came
from the woods to the city and
his adventures in a Milwaukee
apartment. But the fun doesn't
end there. Every other page is
a picture of fluffy in action, to
retell the story each time the
youngster opens the book. TUT
fy" (Simon and Schuster: SD
isn't dull reading for adults,
either.
A baby's life is full of bumps
and downs and Lind Jackson
misses few of them in "Petey
(Harcourt, Brace. S1.5O) tn e
diary for a day of youngster
lust like your own. And the eli
max - Petey's first step-will
take you back to that thrill
every mother and dad expert
ences.
In the amin a | corner are
"Stablemates" (Harcourt, Brace:
S1.75) the story of Dick and
Daisy, thoroughbreds. Ruff.
(Caxton: $3.50 has a squirrel
for its hero, traces his life from
birth to parenthood. Jared S
Blessing" (Scribner's: $1.75) is
the story of boy and his dog.
The fact that Jared lives in pre-
Revolutionary War Connecticut
adds charm to the tale. The
Wonder Cat" (Crowell: S1.75),
set in Tunisia, with an Arab
boy hero, has plenty of excite
ment.
FOR OLDER READERS
When the children start their
own daily quiz program, you IL
be glad you have Fruits of the
Earth" Lippincott: So. This
covers the fruit question admir-
ably, from apricots to tanger-
ines.
You can't expect your boy to
understand adult books on Aus
tralia. although he is vitality IN
terested in the war down UNI
der" But he will meet and
know many of the strange crea-
lures of the Australian bush in
1.-The Lost Hole of Bingoola
(Bobbs Merrill: S1.75D Similar
ly, Gift of the Forest" (Long-
mans-Green: $2.50) t a k es its
young readers into the heart OF
India to tell the story of an In
dian boy and his pet tiger.
Boys may have difficulty
keeping the Mystery of the
M a h t e b" (Longmans-Green:
S2.25) away from Dad, because
il is an exciting adventure of a
18th century Ethiopian prince
who braved all sorts of danger
to win the right to be crowned
heir to the throne of Solomon.
REAL-LIFE HEROES
Great men of the past provide
inspiration for the leaders of to-
morrow. These real-life heroes
far surpass the phonies of cheap
fiction and the boys and girls
of today are alert enough to
fully appreciate them. Let your
son and daughter meet them
first as children, then as men, In
their own books.
gorge Washington, Alec
Hamilton and Mark Twain are
new titles in a special series of
biographies written especially
for young readers. (Bobbs Mer-
rill: S1.5O each.) History skips
too much of the youth of great
men: these books supply that
important data.
There are modern heroes, too.
"Sir Wilfred Grenfelr Grow
ell: $500 tells of the English
physician who took medicine
into the wilds and cold of Lab
rador. Any lad who hopes to
study medicine will find a real
hero to initiate here.
Nor has Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur been forgotten in the
children's department. "MacAr-
thur of Bataan" (Appleton-Cen-
fury: S1.75) gives young read
ers a complete picture OF World
War us great military leader.
FOR YOUNG AMERICANS
History can be the dullest,
date-crammed subject in school
or as exciting as adventure fic-
ton. And the school book study
is easier il it Is favored with
little action.
Bows and girls who helped
make history are featured in
"For Love of Country (Dutton:
SOY a collection of 10 short stor-
les. with factual background.
The adventures range from CO.
lonial days and Indian fighting
to present-day spy hunts.
"B III d ting Republic
(Stokes:: S2.25) is for high school
students and is intended to clear
up a lot of transformation many
histories still retain. II history
grades are low, let the student
get acquainted with this story