For Boys and Girls Ten to Twelve
Reading edition
Bimbi Stories. By Louisa de la Ramée (“Ouida”).
Contents: “The Nürnberg Stove”; “The Ambitious Rose Tree”; “Lampblack”; “The Child of Urbino”; “Findelkind.”
Birds’ Christmas Carol, The. By Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Tells how Sarah Maud, Peoria, Cornelius, Baby Larry, and the rest of the nine little Ruggleses went to a Christmas dinner party.
Christmas Angel, The. By Abbie Farwell Brown.
A very pretty Christmas fable, full of sweet sentiment.
Dog of Flanders. By Louisa de la Ramée (“Ouida”).
A Christmas story of old Antwerp, a young artist and his faithful dog.
Donkey John of the Toy Valley. By Margaret W. Morley.
A very pretty story of the wooden-toy makers in an Austrian valley. “Donkey John” was so named because he excelled only 107in the making of wooden donkeys, and his work made him famous.
“Jolly Good Times” Series, The. By Mary P. W. Smith.
Delightful and wholesome “out-of-door” stories. 9 to 12.
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Jolly Good Times; or, Child Life on a Farm.
2.
Jolly Good Times at School.
3.
The Browns.
4.
Their Canoe Trip.
5.
Jolly Good Times at Hackinatack.
6.
More Good Times at Hackinatack.
7.
Jolly Good Times To-day.
8.
A Jolly Good Summer.
Juan and Juanita. By Frances C. Baylor.
A story of two Mexican children who were captured by Indians.
Jungle Book, The. By Rudyard Kipling.
A child, brought up by wolves, becomes their leader and the friend of the animals of the jungle. 8 to 12.
Life of Abraham Lincoln for Boys and Girls, The. By Charles W. Moore.
Emphasis is laid on the boyhood and youth 108of Lincoln, his struggle for an education and a place in the world, and the chief events of his public life. 10 to 13.
Lisbeth Longfrock. By Hans Aanrud. Translated from the Norwegian by L. E. Poulsson.
A splendid picture of Norwegian life.
Little Lord Fauntleroy. By Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Shows how a little American boy won the love of his English grandfather.
Monkey that Would Not Kill, The. By Henry Drummond.
The pranks of a mischievous monkey.
New Treasure Seekers, The. By E. Nesbit (Mrs. Bland).
A companion to “The Treasure Seekers.” The further adventures of the same family.
Nights with Uncle Remus. By Joel Chandler Harris.
The adventures of Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit.
Pictures and Rhymes. By Peter Newell.
A collection of fifty of Peter Newell’s 109characteristic drawings. Very humorous. 8 to 12.
Queen’s Museum, and Other Fanciful Tales, The. By Frank R. Stockton.
A selection of this author’s most popular whimsical stories, well illustrated in colors by Frederic Richardson.
Rainy Day Scrap Book, The. By E. L. and E. T. Shuman.
Contains leaves which are arranged to contain pasted pictures. On each leaf is a key to the proper picture, which is to be picked out of a portfolio containing them at the front of the book. The idea is to give children, by illustrating their own scrap book, some knowledge of the works of the masters of art and of the classic structures of the old world. 9 to 13.
Second Jungle Book, The. By Rudyard Kipling.
The animals of the East Indian forest talk together and tell the secrets of the jungle.
Slowcoach, The. By E. V. Lucas.
The “Slowcoach” is a caravan (a house on wheels), which was delivered to an English family, consisting of the mother and four children, much to their surprise. They utilize 110the gift, however, and have with it a very enjoyable tour. The story contains much good humor. 11 to 13.
Stories from the Chronicles of the Cid. By Mary W. Plummer.
A connected narrative, strong and interesting.
Sweet William. By Marguerite Bouvet.
The romantic story of a little Prince of Normandy, who was falsely imprisoned during the days of chivalry.
Swiss Family Robinson, The. By Johann Rudolph Wyss.
The adventures of a family shipwrecked on a desert island.
Treasure Seekers, The. By E. Nesbit (Mrs. Bland).
The adventures of a family of imaginative children.
Uncle Remus and His Friends. By Joel Chandler Harris.
Old plantation songs and stories.
111Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings. By Joel Chandler Harris.
Tales of Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit. Includes the “Tar Baby.” 8 to 12.
Wouldbegoods, The. By Mrs. H. Bland (E. Nesbit).
A charming and amusing story of a family of children who are always unintentionally getting into trouble.
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