New Juvenile Books.
THE AMERICAN BOY’S HANDY BOOK, or, What to Do and How to Do It.
By Daniel C. Beard. With more than 300 illustrations by the author. 1 vol., 8vo., $3.
Summary of Contents.
Kite Time—War Kites—Novel Modes of Fishing—Home-Made Fishing Tackle—How to Make, Stock, and Keep a Fresh-Water Aquarium—How to Collect for a Marine Aquarium—Knots, Bends, and Hitches—Dredge, Tangle, and Trawl Fishing—Home-Made Boats—How to Rig and Sail Small Boats—How to Camp Out without a Tent—How to Rear Wild Birds—Home-Made Hunting Apparatus—Traps and Trapping—Dogs—Practical Taxidermy for Boys—Snow Houses and Statuary—Winged Skaters—Winter Fishing—In-Door Amusements—How to Make a Magic Lantern, etc.—Puppet Shows—Home-Made Masquerade and Theatrical Costumes.
THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED.
By James Baldwin. With a series of superb illustrations by Howard Pyle. 1 vol., square 12mo, $2 00.
“To wise parents who strive, as all parents should do, to regulate and supervise their children’s reading, this book is most earnestly commended. Would that there were more of its type and excellence. It has our most hearty approval and recommendation in every way.”—The Churchman.