Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29
Space Books Ideal
Gift For Girls
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You can't go wrong If you choose
books for Christmas gifts. But buy
them early, so you'll have chance
to read them yourself before you
wrap them.
This years books are right on
the beam with the times, q gift no
young modern will scoff at. Things
you want to know about space, his
tory, chemistry, atomic energy are
presented in new, interesting fa-
shion. Read your dull old testbooks
in school IL you must, but learn
the easy way in your spare time
and round out your enjoyment by
reading science fiction.
Take that old man-made moon,
for instance. 1t might as well be
made of green cheese, for all you
know about it, perhaps. But new
book. Space Satellite, by Lee
Beeland and Robert Wells, gives
you intriguing information on our
Project Vanguard, with a preface
by DR.. John Hagen, it's director.
The value of the book is in simpli-
fed explanations and diagrams of
rockets, treat for girls, especially
who can't tell the second stage
oxidizer tank from the first stage
rocket motor.
Do you like history when it is
portrayed interestingly? Then you'll
remember the story of Pearl Har-
Dor as told in Felix Sutton's I'VE
We're There at Pearl Harbor"
(Grosset and Dunlap, an ideal cd
dition to any students's library.
The story of Pearl Harbor is seen
through the eyes of young people
living in Hawaii. There is 14-year-
old Mike, who on his most un-
forgettable birthday sees a black
speck in the sky that turns out
to be a Jap Zero. Father is cap
tain in the regular Navy, brother
JEFF is a lieutenant in the Army
What happens then is thrillingly
told. Brother jeff takes off in his
P-40, to strike back in the air. Mary
Jane, the girl next door, pitches
in with nurses and doctors to help
save the injured on the ground.
Three books by the same author,
Julian May, popular Mechanics)
are also in tune with our times ;. :.
There's Adventure in Atomic
Energy is about Randy, an aver
age American boy in his teens
whose father writes science books
Step by step Randy learns the
mysteries of the atom from his Dad.
Through little simple experiments
that anyone can conduct in his own
home, Randy learns a great deal
about the great big project called
atomic energy. He makes an elec-
troscope out of aluminium foil, a
jar lid, large cork, fine copper
wire. copper metal disk and nail
polish. It's a fascinating expert
ment, especially when you get a.
round to charging the electroscope
with a glass rod.
There's Adventure in Chem
istry" is another in this series
to appeal to both girls and boys.
1t too consists of fictional adven-
turing in the chemical elements
that surround us. There are ex-
plantations of many chemical mys-
teries and a lively drawing of a
tree of chemical technology that
should help make your chemistry
studies simpler.
There's Adventure in Elec-
tronics" may not appeal to girl
at first glance. especially if she
looks at the chart on electronic
symbols and components. But af-
ter a while you may be fascinated
to know as much about some of
these parts as big brother or Dad.
1t must he admitted that girls
may not choose advanced learn
ing in electronics, but they will
enjoy learning the basics. especial
ly when Dad and the boys discuss
the high powered instruments a
round the house-TV or what have