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«EDUCATIONAL BULLETIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LIBRARY BOOKS
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 7
KENTUCKY

 

Published by

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

H. W. PETERS
Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

 

 

 

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ISSUED MONTHLY

Entered as second- class matter March 21, 1933, at the post office at
Frankfort, Kentucky, under the Act of August 24,1912.

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Published by Order of the

State Board of Education
H. W. PETERS

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 FOREWORD

It was Thomas Huxley who said in effect that teaching a child to
read and failing to supply him with books was like giving him knife,
fork and spoon, but providing no food. For many years in Kentucky
we have proceeded too consistently in our education of elementary
school children along the lines of preparation Without sustenance. For
if a child has the habit of reading he is assured of a liberal education.

This list of books, prepared by Miss Ruth L. Theobald, Supervisor
of Public School Libraries, should assist elementary schools in the
purchase of desirable library books. It is our hope that the list will
play a definite part in developing a generation of readers for Ken-
tucky. An intelligent and informed citizenry builds for democracy.

H. W. PETERS,
Superintendent Public Instruction.

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

f: In the preparation of this list acknowledgments are due Miss Effie
3'; L. Power, Director of Work with Children, Miss Annie S. Cutter,
1: Director of Work with Schools, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland,
:3, Ohio, and members of their departments: Miss Elizabeth D. Briggs,
'1”; Miss Jean C. Roos, Miss Elizabeth Fishell, Miss Inez Potter, and Miss

Madge Edwards, for the advice and assistance so graciously given.

Miss Helen B. Lewis, Librarian of the Board of Education, Cleve-
land, was also most helpful. The compiler is grateful for the privi-
lege of consulting book collections assembled by Mr. Allen Y. King,
Supervisor of Social Studies, and Miss Margaret L. \Vhite, Supervisor
of English in the Elementary Schools, Cleveland City Schools.

 

 

 

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Class No. Page
Key to Authorities for Notes ix
Introduction \ Xi
Regulations of the Kentucky State Board of Education; Elementary
School Libraries xiv
Reference Books for Grades 1—8; A Selected List .......................................... 1
P Picture Books 5
E Easy Books for Grades 1—3 12
070 Newspapers. Journalism 33
170 Conduct 33
220—232 Bible. Bible Stories 33
291—293 Mythology 34
300 General Social Science 36
328 Congress. Lawmaking 36
332 Money and Banking 36
333 Natural Resources. Conservation .................................................... 36
338 Production 37
353 Government. Civics 37
369 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc. 39
371.42 Vocational Guidance 39
383 Postal Service. Stamps 40
385 Transportation. Railroads 40
3'86 Waterways. Inland Navigation ........................................................ 42
387 Ships 42
394 Holidays 43
395 Etiquette .. 45
398 Fairy Tales. Fables ..... 45
398.2 Legends. Sagas 49
500 Science. General Science ‘52
.511 Arithmetic 54
520 Astronomy _ 54
6% Physics 56
537 Electricity 55
540 Chemistry - ‘57
‘550 Geology 57
551 Physical Geography 58
553 Economic Geology 59
560 Extinct Animals 60
570 Biology ........ 60
530 IBotany . .. .31
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Zoology. Animal Life ............................................................................ 62
Animals—Habits and Behavior ............................................................ 65
Insects .......................................................................................................... 66
Fishes ...... .. ........... 68
Birds . ...- ................................................ 59
Reptiles ................................................................................... L .................... 71
Useful Arts ................................................................................................ 72
Dangerous Oceupations ....................................................................... 72
Inventions ........ 72
Industries .......... 73
Hygiene ..................................................................................................... 74
Protection of Human Life 75
Engineering ........................................................................ 76
Mechanics and Machinery . 77
‘Radio. Telegraph .................................................................................... 77
Mining . ...... 77
Shipbuilding. Bridges. Submarines ................................................ 77
Aeronautics. Aircraft .................. 78
Automobiles ................................................................................................ 80
Agriculture ___________ 80
Grains. Cotton. Fruits and Nuts .................................................... 81
Forestry ............... 82
Domestic Animals. Pets 82

Milk __________________ . 83

Home Economics ______ 83

Food ' 83

Lighting. Fire .................. 84

Printing ........ 85

Carpentry. Manual Training .............................................................. 85

Clocks and Watches ______________________________________________________________________________ 85

Building 86

Fine Arts 87

History of Art .......... _______ 87

National Parks . .............. 37

Gardening _______________ 87

Architecture. Famous Buildings ___________________________________________________ 83

Sculpture. Modeling 83

Drawing ____________________________________ 39

Painters. Pictures ............. 89

Photography ............. 90

Moving Pictures _______________________ 90

Music ........ 90

Opera ______________ 91

Songs _, ______________ 92

Orchestras 92

Recreation. Handicraft .- 92

Marionettes. Puppets 9:

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32 796 Outdoor Sports 94
55 ‘ 800 Literature ........... 95
66 804 Books and Reading 95
68 808.8 Collections of Literature 95
69 809.1 History of Poetry __ 95
71 810 American Literature—History 9‘5
72 820 English Literature—History 95
72 821 Poetry 96
.72 821.08 Poetry—Collections 97
73 822 Plays 100
74 822.08 Plays—Collections 102
75 870 Latin Literature ...... 102
76 880 Greek Literature 102 '
77 900 History 103
77 ‘ 904 (History—Miscellaneous Works 103
77 909 General History 103
77 910 Geography. Commercial Geography ................................................ 105
78 910.4 Voyages and Travels. Pirates .......................................................... 107
80 914 Europe—Description and Travel ........................................................ '109
80 915 Asia—Description and Travel 110
81 916 Africa—Description and Travel 112
82 917 North America—Description and Travel ........................................ 112
82 917.1 Canada, 113
83 ' 917.2 Mexico 113
83 917.3 United States 113
83 917.63 1Washington, D. C. 114
84 917.8 The West 114
85 918 South America ........ 115
85 919 Oceanica 115
86 919.8 Arctic Regions 115
86 920 Collective Biography 117
87 921 Individual Biography 123
87 929 Flags 130
87 930 Ancient History ' 130
87 937 Rome—History 131
88 ‘. 938 Greece—History 131
88 940 Europe—History 132
89 1 940.1 Middle Ages 133
89 ‘ 940-3 European War 134
90 1 941 Scotland—History 134
90 942 England—History 134
90 . 944 France—History 135
91 948 Scandinavia—History 135
92 ‘ 2:22 "Netherlands~History 135
92 970 1 China—History ..... 135
92 971‘ Amerlcan Indians 135
93 : 973 Canada—History 137
_____ 94 United States—History 137

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973.1 United States—History—Era of Discovery .......................... 140
973.2 United States—History——Colonial Period ........................................ 140
973.3 United States—History—Revolution .................................................. 141
973.7 United States—History—~Civi1 \Var ............................................... 141
974 New England—History .................................................................. 142
976.9 Kentucky~History ________________ 142
977 North Central States—History ...... . 142
980 South America—-History __ ______________ 143
986 Panama—History ...................................................................................... 143
Fiction .. ........ 144
The Librarian’s Own Shelf ......... 187
Directory of Publishers __________ 192
Index of Authors ......................... .. 195
Index of Titles ........ ...................................... 205

 

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KEY TO AUTHORITIES FOR NOTES

When double credit is given, the annotation was found in one source
which had in turn taken it from another. The original source 'is indicated
first, and following that in parenthesis is the place Where the annotation
was located; e. g., St. Louis. (C. C.)

A. L. A.

Baltimore.

Beust.

Bkl.

Bkl. bks.
C. 0.

California.

Cleveland.

 

Five yrs. of chil-
dren’s books.

Louisiana.

N. Carolina.

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Oregon,

American Library Association. Committee on readers
and primers. Easy reading books of the reader and
primer type. 1933.

American Library Association. Section for library work
with children. Children’s books from twelve countries.
1930.

Recent children’s =bks. American Library Association.
Recent children’s books, comp. by Jessie Gay Van Cleve.
1932.

Baltimore. Enoch Pratt Free Library. Department of
Education. Baltimore reading lists. 1932. .

Graded list of books for children, compiled by a joint
committee of the American Library Association, National
Education Association, National Council of Teachers of
English. Nora Beust, Chairman. American Library Asso-
ciation. 1936. .
Booklist (Before Oct., 1917, had title “American Library
Association Booklist”).

Booklist books. 1932—35.

Children’s catalog. H. W. Wilson Co. 4th ed. rev.;
5th ed.

California. State Department of Education. Pleasure
reading for boys and girls. 1935.
Cleveland public library, Cleveland Ohio. Open shelf.

Eighty tales of valor and romance for boys and girls.
1917.

Mahony, B. E., and Whitney, Elinor. Five years of chil-
dren’s books. (Supp. to “Realms of gold”.) Doubleday,
1936.

Louisiana. State Department of Education. Library list
for the elementary schools of Louisiana. 1934.

North Carolina. State Department of Public Instruction.

School Library Service. A dozen professional books which
the school librarian should read.

Oregon State Library. List of books for school libraries.
1936. ' '

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Realms of gold.

Recent bks. for
classrooms.

Rt. bk.

Stan. cat. for
h. s. libraries.

Tennessee.

Toronto.

Univ. State of
N. Y.

Mahony, B. E., and Whitney, Elinor. Realms of gold.
Doubleday. 1929.

American Library Association. Recent books for class-
rooms. Monthly lists.

Right book for the right child; sel. by a subcommittee of
Committee on Library Work with Children. American
Library Association. 1933.

Standard catalog for high school libraries. 1932; supple-
ment 1936. H. W. Wilson CO.

Tennessee. State Department of Education. The Negro:
a selected list for school libraries of: books by or about
the Negro in Africa and America. 1935.

Toronto public library. Books to read. Ryerson press.
1934.

Books for boys and girls. Supp. 1927—1932.

New York. State Education Department. Library Exten-
sion Division. Tales of adventure, past and present.
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INTRODUCTION

Scope of List. This list of books for grades 1—8 does not attempt to be
exhaustive. Some 1,700 titles are included. An effort has been made to
list the best books in every field regardless of price. In addition the larg-
est possible number of inexpensive books of merit have been included,
whether or not this inclusion results in overbalancing any particular class
of books.

Aside from the major objective of compiling a satisfactory state ap-
proved lbuying list of library books for all elementary schools of the Com-
monwealth, a double aim has been kept in mind: the inclusion of (1) as
much material on rural life and activities as possible, and (2) books which
will aid in bringing about international understanding. '

It is suggested that junior high schools or schools wishing to secure
additional library material for grades 7-8, consult also the ”Standard Cata-
log for High School Libraries” published by the H. W. Wilson Company,
950—972 University Ave, New York City. The “Standard Catalog” is the
state approved list of books for secondary school libraries in Kentucky,
and contains information about many books suitable for junior high schools.
It is sold on the service basis: i. e., the cost is greater for larger schools.

The “Children’s Catalog” (H. W. Wilson, 1936), lists approximately
4,200 titles suitable for elementary school and junior high school use. Largo
elementary schools will find it to their advantage to purchase this more
extensive buying list. The “Children’s Catalog” also is sold on the service
basis.

Arrangement of List. The books in this list have been grouped accord-
ing to the Dewey decimal classification, and the Dewey numbers have been
supplied for every title.

.How to Find Books in this List. This grouping should not prove a.
hindrance to the easy location of: any book, since a list of the books by
titles appears on pages 205—282 of this Bulletin, and any book can there-
fore be located with little trouble.

Information Given about Each Book. In addition to the Dewey class
numbers, buying information has been supplied for each book, i. e., author,
title, edition, date where important, publisher, and approximate list price.
These items should be supplied for each book in every purchase order sent
to a book jobber or book publisher.1

A descriptive note has been given for practically every book except
those titles that are well-known or self—explanatory.

The phrase “paper board covers”, appended to a. book note, gives warn-
ing that the cover of the book in question cannot be expected to wear as
Well as a cloth or buckram cover. Books with paper board covers should
nherever possible be bought in reinforced editions directly from a rein-

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. ,. ., . a1 Bull t ,
XhaIsleI'ofmb'oollgs’ Jgénuary, f1£l£3ifi_),fi3.n24-25, forbmformation in regard to the $3111}:-
. opies 0 is u etin may e secured free u ' '
the Kentucky State Department of Education. Don applicatlon to

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forcing firm. Companies doing such work can in most cases give discounts
equal to those quoted by book jobbers. The cost of reinforcing a volume is
over and above the discount price, varying according to the type of rein-
forcement; but the uninterrupted use of the book for perhaps a hundred or
more circulations to children may be guaranteed.2

Grading. Inclusive grades for each title have been supplied. This
should make possible a far wider use of each volume than if single grades
were assigned. We can no longer venture to confine the use of any :book
or group of books to children who happen to be grouped in one grade. The
superior pupil in lower grades, as well as the slower pupil in more ad-
vanced grades, can therefore use any one book.

Picture books have been graded according to use rather than reading
difficulty.

Use of This List. The books listed in this Bulletin have been selected
with the view of furnishing the newest and most authentic information in
the various subject fields. Each person purchasing books from this list
must determine whether a particular volume should be included in the
school library book collection in question. The descriptive notes for each
book should aid in determining whether the book under consideration
should be placed on the library shelves.

Unit Study Materials. A suggested list of publications for use in con-
nection with unit study is given below. Two of these have been included
in the booklist itself, since these are more nearly suited to general school
library use

Building America; photographic studies of modern problems. Build-
ing America, 425 XV. 123d St., New York, 500 ea.

“Series of picture texts, in magazine format, eight numbers to
a year, sponsored by the Society for Curriculum Study.” Oregon.
See class 917.3 for notation on first bound volume.

Carey, Alice, &. others. Catalog: units of work, activities, projects,
themes. Teachers College, Columbia University, $2.00.

Compton’s pictured encyclopedia. Compton’s pictured source materials.
F. E. Compton & 00., 1000 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $1.95 ea.
Special discounts for quantity orders.

“Pictures, subject matter, and professional teaching aids on
eighteen basal subjects.” Pub. note.

Follett picture-stories. Follett Pub. Co., 1257 Wabash Ave., Chicago.
Single copies, paper, 15c ea.; buckram binding, 450 ea.
Pictures and text on bread, milk, meat, food, and nine other

subjects. Additional titles in preparation. Included also under
subject in the classified list of books which follows.

Foundation classroom materials. Child Development Foundation, Inc.,
180 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, 40 units, $34.50.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Children’s bulletin, New York. Metro-
politan Museum. 250 ea.

2’See “The high school library: a. handbook”

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no. 11, January, 1936), p, 29, ( ucationil Bulletin, V. TH,

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Issued quarterly. See the “Horn Book Magazine”, Mar.-Apr.,
1935, for list of titles.

Picture scripts. See “Easy books”, p. ——, for list of these booklets.

Te'acher’s lesson unit series. Teachers College, Columbia University.
“Series of pamphlets on units of work in elementary and sec-
ondary schools.” Oregon. A few useful numbers are:

Safety. Kindergarten. 250.

Grocery store. Grade 1. 250.

Mother Goose land. Grade 1. 25c.
Eskimos. Grade 2. 250.

China. Grade 3. 250.

Holland. Grade 3. 400.

Old English Christmas. Grades 3—7. 25c.
Shoes. Grade 3. 25c.

Story of wool. Grade 3. 250.
Transportation. Grade 3. 25c.

Byrd Antarctic expedition. Grade 4. 350.
Hawaii. Grade 4. 25c.

Trabue, M. R., & Goodrich, B. 8. Today’s English. Third-sixth year.
4 v. Merrill. 720 ea.

“Excellent correlation of activity units with language work.
Each volume has a good unit on books and libraries.” Oregon.

Unit study readers. American Education Press, 40 S. Third St., Colum-
bus, Ohio. 15c ea.
Paper bound books, covering a variety of subjects for use
with grades 1—7. Have been widely used.
World book encyclopedia. W. F. Quarrie & Co., 35 E. Wacker Drive,
Chicago.

Units available to subscribers, as one feature of the company’s
Research privilege.

Instruction in the Use of Books and Libraries. Library instruction as
an isolated course is no longer an acceptable method of presenting this im-
portant type of skill. Integration with subject fields, such as English or
Social science, is the order of the day. A circular which may be secured
free of charge by librarian or teacher is the following:

N. Carolina. State Department of Public Instruction. Teaching the
use of books and libraries to elementary school pupils. Grades 1—7.
(Apply to Supervisor of Public School Libraries, State Department
of Education, Frankfort, Ky., for reprint.)

Other Information with regard to the organization or administration of
school libraries may be obtained from the Supervisor of School Libraries,
State Department of Education, Frankfort, who will be glad to advise with
librarians or teachers. There is no charge for this service.

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REGULATIONS OF THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Mandatory Regulations. All elementary schools of the state are re-
quired to meet these regulations.

1.

The elementary school shall not be neglected in attempting to main-
tain high school standards.

General reading facilities shall be available for pupils in all grades,

with as many library books available for each elementary pupil as
for each high-school pupil.

During the school year each child shall read at least ten books
within the range of his reading ability. Provision shall be made by
means of local school libraries, or in county-school systems by a
county-wide circulating library service, whereby books classified by
grades shall :be made available in all schools for the operation of this
requirement.

Advisory Regulations. Because the requirements of the State Board of
Education for elementary school libraries may be raised in the near future,
it is strongly recommended that all elementary schools be prepared to
meet the following standards at as early a date as possible.

1.

School districts should appropriate annually for the purchase of
school library books not less than 1 per cent of the entire budget
appropriation for total current expenditures, exclusive of debt serv-
ice and capital outlay. Expenditures for library books should be
made on the basis of pupil need in the different school levels. Fifty
per cent or more of the minimum appropriation should be spent for
library books in the elementary grades.

The books for the elementary school library should be selected from
the state approved list for elementary schools or from other stand-
ard lists, such as the Children's Catal0g, published by the H. W.
Wilson Company, New York City.

Each school should have a newspaper for use in the school.

 ION: REFERENCE BOOKS
For Grades 1-8

 

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Approx.
main" Gradecilvaf Author Title—Edition—Publisher $152:
R028.5 Fish, H. D. 'Children’s almanac of books and holidays.
'édes’ Stokes, 1934. ............................................................ paper$ 0.25
311 as ”A delightful list of; days important in the history
of children’s literature, presented in the form of an
)ooks old almanac.” C. C. Useful for bulletin board and dis-
le by play suggestions. Is included in “Junior book of
by a authors”, by Kunitz and Haycraft.
ed by . .
. R030 Compton’s pictured encyclopedia. new ed. Compton,
f this
1936. ................ 15 v. 62.50
rd of R030 World book encyclopedia. new ed. Quarrie, 1937... 19 V. 66.00
rture, “The ‘World book’ is an excellent standard work
ad to for children’s room, school library, or home. It ap-
peals to an older group than does ‘Compton‘s’, though
the two sets overlap considerably in this respect.”
39 of Subscription books bulletin, January, 1935. p. 15.
udget “‘Compton’s is highly recommended but it is im-
serv- possible to say which juvenile encyclopedia should be
[‘1 be a first purchase. For libraries both ‘Compton’s’ and
Fifty the ‘World book’ are needed. Possibly 'Compton’s'
”3 for is best adapted for first purchase for the elementary
school and the ‘World book’ for high schools. The junior
from high schools can use both equally well." Subscription
:tand- =books bulletin, October, 1932. p. 52—53.
[. W.

R292 Bulfinch. Thomas. Bulfinch’s mythology. rev. ed.
(Modern library giants) Modern lib., 1934. ............ 1.00
“Greek and Roman myths together with tales of
chivalry.” Beust.

R292 Gayley, C. M. Classic myths. new ed. Ginn, 1911. 1.92

“Greek, Roman, Norse and Eastern mythology in
brief form.” Beust.

R310 World almanac. Latest ed. World-Telegram ................ 1.00
A “must-have” in the school library. A wealth of
up-to-date information in compact form.

R383 Scott stamp and coin co. Standard postage stamp cata-
logue. rev. ed. Scott stamp and coin co., latest ad. 2.50
"The most complete reference book on the sub-
ject.” C. C.

 

  

 

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Reference Books, Grades 1—8, Selected List (Continued)

    

Approx.

Author Title—Edition—Publisher

New standard dictionary of the English language.
Funk and Wagnalls, 1934. ..............................................
Either this or Webster’s “New international dic-

tionary” should be available.

Thorndike, E. L. Thorndike—Century junior diction-
ary. Textbook ed. Scott, 1935 ....................................
“Excellent for the third grade and beyond.” Beust.

See also note for Webster’s “Elementary dictionary.”

Webster, Noah. Elementary dictionary; 3. Merriam-
Webster; a dictionary for boys and girls. Amer.
bk., 1935
“In general, compared with the Thorndike-Century

junior dictionary’, ‘Webster’ is perhaps more suitable

for older children, and more useful as an introduction
to the larger dictionaries. ‘Thorndike’ is more definitely

a first word book, is more colloquial in style and in-

cludes more slang terms. The appearance of the page

in ‘Webster’ is clearer and more pleasing. Both dic-
tionaries would be very useful and would supplement
each other, as many words contained in one are not
in the other, and the definitions and explanations of
words are different in character.” Subscription books
bulletin, January, 1936. p. 15.

 

Webster’s new international dictionary of the English
language. 2d ed. Merriam, 1934 ................................
Either this or Funk and Wagnalls’ “New standard

dictionary” should be available.

Comstock, A. B. Handbook of nature study. 22d ed.

Comstock, 1931 _________

“An excellent book of fish, birds, flowers; whatever
is a part of nature. Interesting to read and look at
pictures. Good as a reference book or source of ac-
curate information.” Univ. State of N. Y.

Loomis, F. B. Field book of common rocks and min-
erals. Putnam, 1923 ....................................................
“Valuable for identification of rocks and minerals

of the United States.” Beust.

Dana, W. 8. How to know the wild flowers. Scribner,
1900
“Arranging the flowers according to color, Mrs.

Dana gives brief, interesting descriptions of over 400

varieties that will enable a boy or girl to recognize

readily the wild flowers.” Pittsburgh. (0. C.)

 

 

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“x. Class . . _ . List
st Grade No. Author T1tle—Edition—Pubhsher Price
Ge R590 Hornaday, W. T. American natural history. Scribner,

1914 5.00
'00 “Simple language is used by the author in his ob-

jectives: (1) to make clear each animal’s place in the
great system of nature; and (2) to introduce the ani-
mal in such a manner as to enable the reader to be
come personally acquainted with it. Some foreign
animals have been included, though the emphasis is
on North America.” Rt. bk.

R595 Comstock, J. H. Insect life. Appleton, 1901 .................... 4.00
“Guide to a knowledge of insects through study of
insects themselves. Clear, scientific, admirably illus-
.20 trated.” Oregon. (Stan. cat. for h. s. libraries.)

R598 Chapman, F. M. Bird—life. Appleton-Century, 1924 ........ 5.00
An excellent bird guide and book of information
about the habits of birds. Seventy-five color plates.

R709 Reinach, Salomon. Apollo. new rev. ed. Scribner, 1924. 2.00
“Excellent illustrated manual of the history of art
that includes painting, sculpture and architecture.”
Beust.

R780 ’Bauer, Marion, 6". Peyser, E. R. How music grew.
Putnam, 1925 4.50
“Includes the development of individual instru-
ments, the growth of music of different nations and
biographies of famous composers from earliest times
LOO to the present day.” California.

R790 Bancroft, J. H. Games for the playground, home, school
and gymnasium. Macmillan, 1909 .............................. 2.40
“A standard handbook which is a veritable treas-
..oo ury of games for every purpose and place, for every
age, and any number of players.” Rt. bk.

R8085 Howes, R. F. Debating. Heath, 1931 ................................ 1.00
“Practical suggestions for the team and the coach.”
Beust.

R8083 Bartlett, John. Familiar quotations. 10th ed. rev. and
3.50 enl. by N, H. Dole. Blue ribbon bks. ........................ 1.49
“A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs
traced to their sources in ancient and modern litera-
ture.” Subtitle.

3.00 R821.08 Stevenson, B. E. Home book of verse for young folks.
Holt, 1929 3.50

“A discriminating collection that includes old

favorites and new poems for boys and girls of all

ages. Author, title and first line indexes.” California.

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List

Author Title—Edition—Publisher Price

Shakespeare, William. Complete Works; ed. by W. J. ,
Craig. Oxford, 1930 ........................................................
“Probably the most satisfactory of the one volume

editions.” Beust.

Goode, J. P. Goode’s school atlas. 4th ed. rev. and
enl. Rand, 1932
An excellent atlas in a comparatively small size.

 

Kavanaugh, F. K. Kentucky directory for the use of
courts, state and county officials, and general as-
sembly of the state of Kentucky. The author,
Frankfort, Ky. Latest ed. ............................................
Published every two years. Contains complete

lists of state officials, county judges, attorneys and

clerks, information regarding the school census, popu-
lation of counties, and state institutions, a list of

Kentucky newspapers, and other useful information.

Fitzhugh, H. L. &. Fitzhugh, P. K. Concise biograph-
ical dictionary. Grosset, 1935 ......................................

“Brief accounts of the lives of ‘500 indispensables'
of all time and all nations taken from the names that
constantly come before teachers and students in the
high schools. Should stand by the dictionary on every
classroom desk.” Recent bks. for classrooms.

Kunitz, S. J. & others. Authors today and yesterday.
Wilson, H. W., 1933

 

lib. ed.
“Useful collection of brief biographies of con-
temporary writers.”

Kunitz, S. J. & Haycraft, Howard. Junior book of
authors; an introduction to the lives of writers
and illustrators for younger readers from Lewis
Carroll and Louisa Alcott to the present day.
Wilson, H. W., 1934 .................................. to libraries
”Short biographies and autobiographies 0f the best

known writers for children.” California.

Kunitz, S. J. Living authors. Wilson, H. W., 1931......
lib. ed.

Some 400 “miniature biographies”. Includes living
writers of all countries whose works are available in
English.

2.25

4.00

2.00

1.00

5.00
4.50

3.25

6.00
3.75