The object of this book is to tell some of the interesting facts concerning a few of the better known or more remarkable of these extinct inhabitants of the ancient world.--Introduction.
"Mr. Knight ... is the one modern artist who can picture prehistoric animals with artistic charm of presentation as well as with full scientific accuracy."
While Mr. Lucas did not, in this instance, write for children, they greatly enjoy his descriptions, and are captivated by Mr. Knight's pictures of the strange creatures. There is a very interesting chapter on The Ancestry of the Horse.
"Said the little Eohippus
I am going to be a horse
And on my middle finger-nails
To run my earthly course."
Newcomb, Simon.
Astronomy for Everybody.
Doubleday. 2.00
When a work, by an authority as eminent as Professor Newcomb, is interesting to young people, and is to a sufficient degree within their comprehension, it should certainly be put into their hands, even if, as in the present case, it was not specially prepared for them.
Parsons, F.T. (S.) (formerly Mrs. W.S. Dana).