Supplementary Reading For Boys and Girls
Reading edition
Achilles and Hector. By Agnes Cook Gale.
Homer’s “Iliad” re-told for boys and girls. 9 to 12.
American Indians. By Frederick Starr.
A book descriptive of the Indians of this continent. 10 to 12.
Asgard Stories. By Mary H. Foster and Mabel H. Cummings.
Tales from Norse mythology. 8 to 10.
Ba-long-long, the Igorot Boy. By Albert E. Jenks.
Tells about primitive life and primitive people. 10 to 12.
Book of Nature Myths. By Florence Holbrook.
Tells how fire was brought to the Indians, why the sea is salt, why the woodpecker’s head is red, etc. 8 to 10.
176Child Stories from the Masters. By Maud Menefee (Mrs. E. L. Bradley).
In simple language Miss Menefee has told the stories of Browning’s Pippa, and Saul and David, of Dante’s Beatrice, and of Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister, and Mignon. 7 to 9.
Children of the Wigwam. By Annie Chase.
Stories of Indian children. 6 to 9.
City of the Seven Hills. By Caroline H. Harding and Samuel B. Harding.
Descriptive of the manners and customs of ancient Rome. 11 to 13.
Classic Stories for the Little Ones. Edited by Lida B. McMurray.
Adapted from popular fairy tales. 6 to 8.
Coal and the Coal Mines. By Homer Greene.
The story of coal, its formation, discovery, and use. 12 to 14.
Conquest of the Old Northwest, The. By James Baldwin.
Tells of the struggle between the French and the English and the conquest of the Indians. 12 to 16.
177Discoverers and Explorers. By Edward R. Shaw.
Tells about Balboa, Magellan, Hudson, Cortes, etc. 10 to 12.
Discovery of the Old Northwest, The. By James Baldwin.
The story of French explorations of the great lakes and of the great rivers of the Northwest. 12 to 16.
Each and All; or, The Seven Little Sisters Prove Their Sisterhood. By Jane Andrews.
A companion book to “Seven Little Sisters.” 8 to 10.
Early Cave-Men, The. By Katharine E. Dopp.
Gives the young reader a good idea of the early progress of the human race. 8 to 10.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold. By James Baldwin.
A good collection of legends and historical tales. 8 to 10.
Four Old Greeks. By Jennie Hall.
An introduction to Greek mythology. 10 to 12.
178Heroes of the Middle West. By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
Tells of Joliet, Marquette, La Salle, and others. 12 to 14.
Hiawatha Primer, The. By Florence Holbrook.
Stories of Longfellow’s Hiawatha in simple language. 8 to 10.
Gods and Heroes. By R. E. Francillon.
A very good collection of the Greek and Roman myths. 7 to 9.
Indians and Pioneers. By Blanch E. Hazard and Samuel T. Dutton.
About prehistoric America, mound builders, discoveries, etc. 12 to 14.
Land of the Shining Mountains. By Katherine B. Judson.
A descriptive and historical account of Montana. It shows the land as it was before being inhabited by the white man, then gives an account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, deals with the Indian tribes, tells about Custer’s last fight, and vividly pictures the perils of the trappers and pony express riders, and of the gold rush. 12 to 14.
179Life Stories for Young People. A series of popular biographical, historical, and legendary romances. Translated from the German by George P. Upton.
Arnold of Winkelried.
Barbarossa.
Beethoven.
Charlemagne.
Duke of Brittany, The.
Elizabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary.
Emperor William I.
Eugenie, Empress of the French.
Frederick the Great.
Frithjof Saga.
Gudrun.
Herman and Thusnelda.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Joseph Haydn.
Little Dauphin, The.
Louise, Queen of Prussia.
Maid of Orleans, The.
Maria Theresa.
Marie Antoinette’s Youth.
Mozart.
Nibelungs, The.
Prince Eugene, the Noble Knight.
Queen Maria Sophia of Naples, a Forgotten Heroine.
Swiss Heroes, The.
180Undine.
William of Orange.
William Tell.
Youth of the Great Elector.
These compact, handy volumes present, in simple narrative form, events in the lives of famous characters, historic or legendary.
Later Cave-Men, The. By Katharine E. Dopp.
Follows “The Early Cave-Men.” 8 to 10.
Little Folks of Many Lands. By Lulu Maude Chance.
In an imaginary journey many foreign children are visited. Tells about Indian, Eskimo, Dutch, African, Filipino, and Japanese children. 9 to 11.
Madam How and Lady Why. By Charles Kingsley.
Gives the causes for geological changes and teaches children to look for them. 10 to 12.
Norse Stories. By Hamilton Wright Mabie.
One of the best collections of Norse myths. 9 to 12.
181Northland Heroes. By Florence Holbrook.
Stories of Fridthjof and Beowulf. 9 to 12.
Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley. By Charles A. McMurray.
Tells about Joliet, Marquette, La Salle, Hennepin, Boone, Lincoln, De Soto, etc. 10 to 12.
Pioneers of the Rocky Mountains and the West. By Charles A. McMurray.
Expeditions of Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Coronado, etc. 10 to 12.
Pioneers on Land and Sea. By Charles A. McMurray.
Tells about Raleigh, Capt. John Smith, Columbus, Magellan, Ponce de Leon, Washington, etc. 10 to 12.
Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball that Floats in the Air. By Jane Andrews.
Teaches children that all are brothers and sisters who help one another. 8 to 10.
182Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. By Edward Eggleston.
Personal anecdotes of some of our great historical characters. 8 to 10.
Stories of Indian Children. By Mary H. Husted.
Tells about the family life of the Indians in early times. 8 to 10.
Stories of Old Greece. By Emma M. Firth.
Some myths of gods and heroes. 8 to 10.
Stories of Starland. By Mary Proctor.
Stories of legends about sun, moon, and stars. 9 to 12.
Story of the Chosen People, The. By Hélène A. Guerber.
The story of the Jews to the time of the fall of Jerusalem. 10 to 12.
Story of the Greeks, The. By Hélène A. Guerber.
Classic legends in narrative form. 12 to 14.
183Story of the Indians of New England. By Alma H. Burton.
Gives an excellent picture of the New England Indian. 12 to 16.
Story of the Middle Ages. By Samuel B. Harding.
Tells about the ancient Germans, the Franks, feudalism, the exploits of the Norsemen, and the Crusades. 12 to 14.
Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now. By Jane Andrews.
Gives to children a good idea of the progress of civilization. 8 to 10.
Tree-Dwellers, The. By Katharine E. Dopp.
Tells about primitive man. 8 to 10.
Viking Tales. By Jennie Hall.
Icelandic sagas well re-told. 9 to 10.
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