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Page 292 - A comprehensive survey of the public library movement in this country, describing its aims and tendencies, lines of work developed and methods employed. It contains much of interest to the experienced librarian, and also to the general reader interested in library development, but is of special value to young librarians and assistants,
Page 97 - The purpose is to make the teaching of agriculture in high schools comparable in extent and thoroughness with the teaching of physics, mathematics, history and literature. . . Chemistry and botany should precede [the
Page 92 - boyhood in Denmark and the history and legends of Ribe, his native town. Written with the freshness and sincerity which were so attractive in The making of an American, but without the extreme naivete which marked that work.
Page 174 - A series of popular articles, reprinted from the Ladies' Home Journal, describing the organization of the "body republic" and its defensive machinery, and considering specific diseases and their prevention through habits which assist nature and allow the normal functioning of the various organs. A' particularly rational and breezy book which will be valuable in any general library.
Page 106 - A good collection of about fifty stories and poems for children of eight and nine, many by well known authors, as Laura E. Richards, Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary E. Wilkins and Emily Dickinson. Numerous and attractive illustrations; type, paper and binding good.
Page 192 - fortynine stories carefully selected from the fairy literature of many countries, and "ranging from the recital of strange and supernatural deeds and experiences to those that foreshadow modern conquests of nature and those that utilize the marvellous to teach a moral lesson.'' The nationality of each tale is given
Page 130 - articles presenting the material contained in various articles and addresses, the unifying idea being that it is safe to follow the natural instincts and interests of the child in religious, as well as in secular education. Includes '' Interest as a measure of values," "The natural religion of children," "Children's interest in the Bible," "The problem of religious education.
Page 341 - Simple, easily understood instructions for different kinds of stitches and for making dolls' clothes, accompanied with clear diagrams and illustrations. A clever jingle precedes each chapter. Mechanical make-up as good as in the rest of the series.
Page 294 - Cambridge modern history, planned by the late Lord Acton; ed. by AW Ward, GW Prothero and Stanley Leathes. v.
Page 190 - clear, sympathetic description of the people, myths, natural history and scenery of Norway, with chapters on the Laplanders, sports, industries, and school and farm life. One of the most interesting of the series and well adapted to the comprehension of