The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-27

store will be authoritative.
Great scientific minds have
either written these books
themselves or joined forces
with a juvenile writer to pre-
pare these books. AS sources
of information they have
great value. However, you are
just as likely to find your
child using them for recrea-
tional reading.
These books are fascinating
and fast moving. The "dry"
approach has disappeared al
most completely from this
type of material.
Children appreciate the
beauty that appears in these
books. There is excellent use
of artistic photography evid-
enced in such books as Walt
Disney's Living Desert and
Vanishing Prairie.
Books with simple scientific
experiments that can be done
at home are especially popu-
lar. This doesn't necessarily
mean mixing chemical sub
stances! Children are shown
ways to grow their own win
dowsill gardens or how to test
simple theories with ordinary
household equipment. There
are projects that the entire
family can join in. Abingdon
Press has a new title out by
Margaret Waring Buck called
Small Pets From Woods and
Fields. This has a soft paper
cover and sells for $1.75. The
author gives detailed informa-
ton on how to raise plants
and animals that can be found
in the woods. Their eating
and living habits are explain
ed as we'll. Excellent black
and white Illustrations are in
cluded. There is a fine Sec
ton on the construction of
terrariums, bird cages. and
cages that will prove very USE
full. The last page includes
books for further reading as
well. For children of all ages,
A new series Of factual
books on a very elemental
level has been published by
the Steck Company: Psysies
by Claude C. Boyd; Psyehol-
oqy by Beeman N. Phillips;
Physiology by Jessis H. Haag.
Each of these titles sells for
SITS. The books are designed
on a tWo-page spread ldea.
The first page shows the
scientific principle operating.
The accompanying page shows
the child a demonstration that
he can do which will help
him to understand the prlnci-
pie as it applies to HIS every
lay life. This idea of permit
ting the child to participate
should prove most useful.
People and Places by Mar
earet Mead is another book
that is authoritative and well
written. Fifth graders and
up will find much material
on Eskimos, Indians Of the
American Plains, the Ballnese,
the Minoans Of Crete and the
Ashanti. This book is publish
ed by World and sells for
S495. Interested readers
might want to refer to the list
at the end for further reading
on the various subjects that
the author has covered. Inc
physical makeup of the BOOK
is very attractive.
Good photography is a
trademark of the works OF {.
B, Colby. One of his latest
titles is Snow Surveyors pub
lished by C~oward-McCann at
$500. This book relates infor'
nation about a group OF our
almost unknown protectors.
BY scientific checking OF
SHOWS these men are able to
defend us against flood and or
drought. The author uses ov'
ersize photographs for illus.
trations and a minimum OF
text. He has covered numer'
Gus other subjects in his earl
Ter books using this same
style. Al are extremely popu
lar with the boys. Due to the
formal these books can be
used by children of almost any
grade.
Prehistoric animals seem tt
be forever popular with yount
readers Of all ages. Prehis
forie Zoo by Carroll Lane Fen
ton and Mildred Adams Fen
ton should be enthusiastical