"The book has this great advantage over its predecessors, that most of the games, tricks, and other amusements described in it are new. It treats of sports adapted to all seasons of the year; it is practical, and it is well illustrated." —The New York Tribune.
"It tells boys how to make all kinds of things—boats, traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing tackle; how to tie knots, splice ropes, to make bird-calls, sleds, blow-guns, balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train dogs, and do the thousand and one things that boys take delight in. The book is illustrated in such a way that no mistake can be made." —The Indianapolis Journal.
THE AMERICAN GIRL'S HANDY BOOK;
OR, HOW TO AMUSE YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
BY LENA AND ADELIA B. BEARD.
With over 500 Illustrations by the Authors.
One volume, square 8vo, $2.00
LOUISA M. ALCOTT WROTE:
"I have put it in my list of good and useful books for young people, as I have many requests for advice from my little friends and their anxious mothers. I am most happy to commend your very ingenious and entertaining book."