 
COMPANION STORIES OF COUNTRY LIFE THE BOYS OF BOB'S HILL Illustrated by George A. Williams, 12mo. $1.30 net. A lively story of a party of boys in a small New England town. "A first-rate juvenile ... a real story for the live human boy—any boy will read it eagerly to the end ... quite thrilling adventures."—Chicago Record-Herald. "Tom Sawyer would have been a worthy member of the Bob's Hill crowd and shared their good times and thrilling adventures with uncommon relish.... A jolly group of youngsters as nearly true to the real thing in boy nature as one can ever expect to find between covers."—Christian Register. THE BOB'S CAVE BOYS Illustrated by Victor Perard. $1.30 net. "It would be hard to find anything better in the literature of New England boy life. Healthy, red-blooded, human boys, full of fun, into trouble and out again, but frank, honest, and clean."—The Congregationalist. THE BOB'S HILL BRAVES Illustrated by H. S. DeLay. 12mo. $1.30 net. The "Bob's Hill" band spend a vacation in Illinois, where they play at being Indians, hear thrilling tales of real Indians, and learn much frontier history. A history of especial interest to "Boy Scouts." "Merry youngsters. Capital. Thrilling tales of the red men and explorers. These healthy red-blooded, New England boys."—Philadelphia Press. THE BOY SCOUTS OF BOB'S HILL Illustrated by Gordon Grant, 12mo. $1.30 net. The "Bob's Hill" band organizes a Boy Scouts band and have many adventures. Mr. Burton brings in tales told around a campfire of La Salle, Joliet, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Northwestern Reservation. CAMP BOB'S HILL Illustrated by Gordon Grant. $1.30 net. A tale of Boy Scouts on their summer vacation. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY By ALFRED BISHOP MASONTOM STRONG, WASHINGTON'S SCOUT Illustrated. $1.30 net. A story of adventure. The principal characters, a boy and a trapper, are in the Revolutionary army from the defeat at Brooklyn to the victory at Yorktown. "The most important events of the Revolution and much general historical information are woven into this interesting and very well constructed story of Tom and a trapper, who serve their country bravely and well. Historical details are correctly given."—American Library Association Booklet. TOM STRONG, BOY-CAPTAIN Illustrated. $1.30 net. Tom Strong and a sturdy old trapper take part in such stirring events following the Revolution as the Indian raid with Crawford and a flat-boat voyage from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, etc. TOM STRONG, JUNIOR Illustrated. $1.30 net. The story of the son of Tom Strong in the young United States. Tom sees the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr; is in Washington during the presidency of Jefferson; is on board of the "Clermont" on its first trip, and serves in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. TOM STRONG, THIRD Illustrated. $1.30 net. Tom Strong, Junior's son helps his father build the first railroad in the United States and then goes with Kit Carson on the Lewis and Clarke Expedition. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE FOR Compiled by Burton E. Stevenson, Editor of With cover, and illustrations in color and black and white by WILLY POGANY. Over 500 pages, large 12mo. $2.00 net. Not a rambling, hap-hazard collection but a vade-mecum for youth from the ages of six or seven to sixteen or seventeen. It opens with Nursery Rhymes and lullabies, progresses through child rhymes and jingles to more mature nonsense verse; then come fairy verses and Christmas poems; then nature verse and favorite rhymed stories; then through the trumpet and drum period (where an attempt is made to teach true patriotism) to the final appeal of "Life Lessons" and "A Garland of Gold" (the great poems for all ages). This arrangement secures sequence of sentiment and a sort of cumulative appeal. Nearly all the children's classics are included, and along with them a body of verse not so well known but almost equally deserving. There are many real "finds," most of which have never before appeared in any anthology. Mr. Stevenson has banished doleful and pessimistic verse, and has dwelt on hope, courage, cheerfulness and helpfulness. The book should serve, too, as an introduction to the greater poems, informing taste for them and appreciation of them, against the time when the boy or girl, grown into youth and maiden, is ready to swim out into the full current of English poetry. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY BY ALICE CALHOUN HAINESFor Young Folks from 9 to 16 Years old. PARTNERS FOR FAIR With illustrations by Faith Avery. $1.35 net A story full of action, not untinged by pathos, of a boy and his faithful dog and their wanderings after the poor-house burns down. They have interesting experiences with a traveling circus; the boy is thrown from a moving train, and has a lively time with the Mexican Insurrectos, from whom he is rescued by our troops. THE LUCK OF THE DUDLEY GRAHAMS Illustrated by Francis Day. 300 pp., 12mo. $1.35 net. A family story of city life. Lightened by humor and an airship. "Among the very best of books for young folks. Appeals especially to girls."—Wisconsin List for Township Libraries. "Promises to be perennially popular. A family of happy, healthy, inventive, bright children make the best of restricted conditions and prove themselves masters of circumstances."—Christian Register. "Sparkles with cleverness and humor."—Brooklyn Eagle. COCK-A-DOODLE HILL A sequel to the above. Illustrated by Francis Day. "Cockle-a-doodle Hill" is where the Dudley Graham family went to live when they left New York, and here Ernie started her chicken-farm, with one solitary fowl, "Hennerietta." The pictures of country scenes and the adventures and experiences of this household of young people are very life-like. "No better book for young people than 'The Luck of the Dudley Grahams' was offered last year. 'Cock-a-Doodle Hill' is another of similar qualities."—Philadelphia Press. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY |
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