The author had many years’ experience in tramping the forests and mountains of the West, and this book is the result of his personal observations of the bear, of which animal he has made a particular study. 14 to 16.

Black Bruin; The Biography of a Bear. By Clarence Hawkes.

The story of a common black bear of the Allegheny Mountains. His early cubhood was spent as a pet in the family of a farmer. Later he broke away into the woods and there learned the wild life of his kind. 10 to 12.

Camp Life in the Woods. By William Hamilton Gibson.

Hints on trapping and trap making; tells of the requisites for camp life; shows how to build camps and canoes, and how to care for furs. 16 to 18.

Eye Spy. By William Hamilton Gibson.

A very attractive nature book which will interest the reader in the insect and plant life around him. Well illustrated. 12 to 14.

Fairy-Land of Science. By Arabella B. Buckley.

Science sugar-coated. Tells in easy language about air, water, sunbeams, sounds, flowers, etc. 12 to 14.

First Book of Birds, The. By Olive Thorne Miller.