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and obtain the books
that are desired. They want it to be distinctly understood that
they have not gone into the retail book business, but they are quite
willing to do their share towards a better and more general historical
education, and all orders will receive their immediate attention.
AN HISTORICAL READING LIST FOR CHILDREN
``Don't stop (I say) to explain that Hebe was (for once) the
``legitimate daughter of Zeus and, as such, had the privilege to draw
``wine for the Gods. Don't even stop, just yet, to explain who the
``Gods were. Don't discourse on amber, otherwise ambergris; don't
``explain that `gris' in this connection doesn't mean `grease'; don't
``trace it through the Arabic into Noah's Ark; don't prove its electrical
``properties by tearing up paper into little bits and attracting them
``with the mouth-piece of your pipe rubbed on your sleeve. Don't
``insist philologically that when every shepherd `tells his tale' he is not
``relating an anecdote but simply keeping `tally' of his flock. Just go
``on reading, as well as you can, and be sure that when the children
``get the thrill of the story, for which you wait, they will be asking
``more questions, and pertinent ones, than you are able to answer.--
(``On the Art of Reading for Children,'' by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.)
The Days Before History
``How the Present Came From the Past,'' by Margaret E. Wells,
Volume I.
How earliest man learned to make tools and build homes, and the
stories he told about the fire-makers, the sun and the frost. A simple,
illustrated account of these things for children.
``The Story of Ab, by Stanley Waterloo.
A romantic tale of the time of the cave-man. (A much simplified
edition of this for little children is ``Ab, the Cave Man'' adapted by
William Lewis Nida.)
``Industrial and Social History Series,'' by Katharine E. Dopp.
``The Tree Dwellers--The Age of Fear''
``The Early Cave-Men--The Age of Combat''
``The Later Cave-Men--The Age of the Chase''
``The Early Sea People--First Steps in the Conquest of the Waters''
``The Tent-Dwellers--The Early Fishing Men''
Very simple stories of the way in which man learned how to make
pottery, how to weave and spin, and how to conquer land and sea.
``Ancient Man,'' written and drawn and done into colour by Hendrik
Willem van Loon.
The beginning of civilisations pictured and written in a new and
fascinating fashion, with story maps showing exactly what happened in
all parts of the world. A book for children of all ages.
The Dawn of History
``The Civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians,'' by A. Bothwell Gosse.
``No country possesses so many wonders, and has such a number
of works which defy description.'' An excellent, profusely illustrated
account of the domestic life, amusements, art, religion and occupations
of these wonderful people.
``How the Present Came From the Past,'' by Margaret E. Wells,
Volume II.
What the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians and the
Persians contributed to civilisation. This is brief and simple and may
be used as a first book on the subject.
``Stories of Egyptian Gods and Heroes,'' by F. H. Brooksbank.
The beliefs of the Egyptians, the legend of Isis and Osiris, the
builders of the Pyramids and the Temples, the Riddle of the Sphinx, all
add to the fascination of this romantic picture of Egypt.
``Wonder Tales of the Ancient World,'' by Rev. James Baikie.
Tales of the Wizards, Tales of Travel and Adventure, and Legends
of the Gods all gathered from ancient Egyptian literature.
``Ancient Assyria,'' by Rev. James Baikie.
Which tells of a city 2800 years ago with a street lined with beautiful
enamelled reliefs, and with libraries of clay.
``The Bible for Young People,'' arranged from the King James version,
with twenty-four full page
that are desired. They want it to be distinctly understood that
they have not gone into the retail book business, but they are quite
willing to do their share towards a better and more general historical
education, and all orders will receive their immediate attention.
AN HISTORICAL READING LIST FOR CHILDREN
``Don't stop (I say) to explain that Hebe was (for once) the
``legitimate daughter of Zeus and, as such, had the privilege to draw
``wine for the Gods. Don't even stop, just yet, to explain who the
``Gods were. Don't discourse on amber, otherwise ambergris; don't
``explain that `gris' in this connection doesn't mean `grease'; don't
``trace it through the Arabic into Noah's Ark; don't prove its electrical
``properties by tearing up paper into little bits and attracting them
``with the mouth-piece of your pipe rubbed on your sleeve. Don't
``insist philologically that when every shepherd `tells his tale' he is not
``relating an anecdote but simply keeping `tally' of his flock. Just go
``on reading, as well as you can, and be sure that when the children
``get the thrill of the story, for which you wait, they will be asking
``more questions, and pertinent ones, than you are able to answer.--
(``On the Art of Reading for Children,'' by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.)
The Days Before History
``How the Present Came From the Past,'' by Margaret E. Wells,
Volume I.
How earliest man learned to make tools and build homes, and the
stories he told about the fire-makers, the sun and the frost. A simple,
illustrated account of these things for children.
``The Story of Ab, by Stanley Waterloo.
A romantic tale of the time of the cave-man. (A much simplified
edition of this for little children is ``Ab, the Cave Man'' adapted by
William Lewis Nida.)
``Industrial and Social History Series,'' by Katharine E. Dopp.
``The Tree Dwellers--The Age of Fear''
``The Early Cave-Men--The Age of Combat''
``The Later Cave-Men--The Age of the Chase''
``The Early Sea People--First Steps in the Conquest of the Waters''
``The Tent-Dwellers--The Early Fishing Men''
Very simple stories of the way in which man learned how to make
pottery, how to weave and spin, and how to conquer land and sea.
``Ancient Man,'' written and drawn and done into colour by Hendrik
Willem van Loon.
The beginning of civilisations pictured and written in a new and
fascinating fashion, with story maps showing exactly what happened in
all parts of the world. A book for children of all ages.
The Dawn of History
``The Civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians,'' by A. Bothwell Gosse.
``No country possesses so many wonders, and has such a number
of works which defy description.'' An excellent, profusely illustrated
account of the domestic life, amusements, art, religion and occupations
of these wonderful people.
``How the Present Came From the Past,'' by Margaret E. Wells,
Volume II.
What the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians and the
Persians contributed to civilisation. This is brief and simple and may
be used as a first book on the subject.
``Stories of Egyptian Gods and Heroes,'' by F. H. Brooksbank.
The beliefs of the Egyptians, the legend of Isis and Osiris, the
builders of the Pyramids and the Temples, the Riddle of the Sphinx, all
add to the fascination of this romantic picture of Egypt.
``Wonder Tales of the Ancient World,'' by Rev. James Baikie.
Tales of the Wizards, Tales of Travel and Adventure, and Legends
of the Gods all gathered from ancient Egyptian literature.
``Ancient Assyria,'' by Rev. James Baikie.
Which tells of a city 2800 years ago with a street lined with beautiful
enamelled reliefs, and with libraries of clay.
``The Bible for Young People,'' arranged from the King James version,
with twenty-four full page