THE FIRST TANGRAM BOOK By F. Gregory Hartswick

(Adventures of The Beautiful Princess in Triangle Land)

A new kind of children’s book, with all the enchantment of the old. By using the four colored sets of “tangrams” provided with this beautiful book, the boys and girls can make their own illustrations to their hearts’ content. ($2.50)

POEMS By Irwin Edman

From sheer delight you read this verse over and over again. The volume contains a group of striking “Portraits”—ironic character-studies in verse of typical men and women. ($1.50)

Table of Contents

[Answers]
[The Cross Word Puzzle Books]
[Acknowledgement]
[Official Endorsement]
[PREFACE][1]
[BALLADE OF CROSS WORDS][5]
[VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT IN THE SUBURBS DUE TO THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE INFLUENCE][6]
[RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CROSS WORD PUZZLES][9]
[HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE][10]
[DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS][13]
101. [A CHRISTMAS TREE][15]
102. [CHILDSPLAY][17]
103. [LADIES FIRST][19]
104. [THE LAZY MAN’S DELIGHT][21]
105. [NEAT SYMMETRY][23]
106. [THE DARLING OF THE GODS][25]
107. [RIBS OF THREE-LETTER WORDS][27]
108. [THE WHIFFENPOOF][29]
109. [MIXED DOUBLES][31]
110. [LONG AND LANGUID][33]
111. [A YULETIDE CHANT][35]
112. [THE NOVELTY SHOP][37]
113. [A DOODLE BUG][39]
114. [BATTALION ATTENTION!][41]
115. [AN OLYMPIAN DELIGHT][43]
116. [SOME LIKE ’EM HOT][45]
117. [A SPECKLED SPECIALTY][47]
118. [A WINGED BEAUTY][49]
119. [THE MAN WHO CAME BACK][51]
120. [SANCTA SIMPLICITAS][53]
121. [A ROSE WITH A THORN OR TWO][55]
122. [NINE CROSSES][57]
123. [THIS ONE WON’T BREAK YOUR HEAD][59]
124. [POLYGON][61]
125. [FILLIP FOR AN IDLE HOUR][63]
126. [GRACEFUL][65]
127. [SPREADEAGLE][67]
128. [YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOO][69]
129. [BEDIAMONDED BEAUTY][71]
130. [FOR INSOMNIACS][73]
131. [HOCUS POCUS][75]
132. [A WORD FEST][77]
133. [SMALL BUT MIGHTY][79]
134. [THE BUTTERFLY][81]
135. [SAFE AND SANE][83]
136. [THE LITTLE TERROR][85]
137. [CRUTCHES AND CROSSES][87]
138. [THAT STRANGE CIRCUS ANIMAL!][89]
139. [NOT SO EASY AS IT LOOKS][91]
140. [WEARY WILLIE][93]
141. [WORDS AND MUSIC][95]
142. [DON’T BE CROSS][97]
143. [A MILITARY SALUTE][99]
144. [OCEAN WAVES][101]
145. [WAFFLED WORDS][103]
146. [THE QUESTION MARK][105]
147. [NOT A FLIVVER][107]
148. [THE SQUARE ROOT OF CROSS WORDS][109]
149. [THE OLD ARMY GAME][111]
150. [AN INDENTED TERROR][113]
[ADONIS’ DREAM][115]

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