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BOOKS

Books for Younger Readers
MONARCH, THE BIG BEAR OF TALLAC By Ernest Thompson Seton. With over 100 illustrations by the author. “One of Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton’s most characteristic animal stories.” “Monarch is undoubtedly one of the most effective and tasteful of the holiday books of the season” Philadelphia Ledger. 12mo, $1.25 net (postage 12 cents)	THE AMERICAN NATURAL HISTORY By Wm. T. Hornaday, Director of the New York Zoölogical Park. “Here are the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fishes of the deep, described in clear, simple language, and pictured in many cases by photographs from life. We suspect that Mr. Horaday’s book will be the popular natural history for a long time to come.”—N. Y. Sun. 343 illustrations, 472 pages. $3.50 net (expressage 48 cts.)
POEMS OF CHILDHOOD By Eugene Field. Illustrated in color by Maxfield Parrish. “A beautifully made quarto, with striking illustrations and a cover which is happily audacious. The illustrative work, like the verse, is wholly out of the common.” The Outlook. Royal 8vo, $2.50	RHYMES AND JINGLES By the Editor of “St. Nicholas,” Mary Mapes Dodge. Illustrated by Sarah S. Stilwell. “There is a swing about many of these simple verses that catches the ear. They are exactly the sort a child learns easily. Some of them are pure childish nonsense, and some of them full of graceful fancies.” The Outlook. 12mo, $1.50
HANDICRAFT AND RECREATION FOR GIRLS By LINA and ADELIA B. BEARD Illustrated, 12mo, $1.60 net (postage 16 cents)	“Everything is so carefully and comprehensively explained, with both text and illustrations, that it is almost impossible to make a mistake. It makes a book of the greatest value for girls, and no better Christmas gift could be found.” Newark Daily Advertiser
SEA WOLVES OF SEVEN SHORES By JESSIE PEABODY FROTHINGHAM Illustrated, 12mo, $1.20 net (postage 15 cents)	“It is the sort of book that will bring delight to the heart of every real boy. It is history from the best and most reliable sources and it is romance of the most fascinating kind. It will make a worthy companion to Miss Frothingham’s successful book ‘Sea Fighters from Drake to Farragut.’” Pittsburg Gazette.
The American Tom Brown BOYS OF ST. TIMOTHY’S By ARTHUR STANWOOD PIER Illustrated, 12mo, $1.25 net (postage 13 cents)	“The author has managed to catch the ‘Tom Brown Spirit’ to modernize it and to eliminate some of the less desirable traits of the tales of which Tom Hughes’ hook is the type.. . .Football, rowing, hockey, running, tennis are described vividly, the gospel of a strenuous life is preached vigorously.” New York Sun.
Charles Scribner’s Sons ∴ New York