M NOTABLE NEW BOOKS 



BIRDS OF LAKESIDE AND PRAIRIE, By Edward B. Clark. With 16 iUustrations in 



color. Price, »1.00. 



This book contains sketches of bird-life In the ^eat middle west by one of the conntry's closest students 

 of nature. The antlior takes bis leaders afield with him and pnts them fa close tonch with the birds of lakeside, 

 woodland and prairie. 



**Mr. Clark has found an astonishing- variety of birds and Is a mlghtj htuter— irith the ooera glass.**— 

 Chicago bder-Oceatu T 



THE JINGLE BOOK OF BIRDS, By EJdward B. Clark. 16 Colored plates. Price, 60 cents. 



This hook is both for the children and the elders. The lines are not jlngrles merely, bnt Jingles which 

 have a welUrounded purpose and much of pith and point. The color scheme of the cover Is strikingly beaatlfnl. 

 *'The 'Jingle Book of Birds' is a very pretty possession."— CAi<f<yo Ev«ning>Jo»rnaU. 



A B C BOOK OF BIRDS. IFor childreti large or small. By Mary Catherine Judd. 



With nonsense rhymes for little ones and prosy sense for older ones. 26 Colored plates. Price, $1.00. Miss 

 Jndd in this has prepared a book that will be a delight to every child and will be Intensely interesting to every 

 adult lover of birds. ^ ; 



"No better child's book can be torxnt,^— Chicago Record-Htrald. ^i 



BIRDS OF SONG AND STORY. By Elizabeth and Joseph GrlnneU. 16 colored plates. 



Price, f LOO. ^ 



These authors are well known as lovers of birds and as interesting writers on bird life. They not only 

 have made the feathered kingdom a subject of out-door study for many years, but they have been explorers in 

 tlie great field of general literature for the purpose of finding all that it holds pertaining to our bird friends. 



"The book, from beginning to end, can be read with pleasure and profit by old and young alike. It is % 

 fascinating piece of natural \ii&\oxy.''''— Pasadena Daily Newt. 



AMONG GREEN TREES. By Julia Ellen Rogers. 24 photogravnres, SO half-tones and 



over 100 drawings. Price, $3.0a 



This is one of the most practical books ever published. It is complete In Itself, containing no technical 

 A.erms that are not defined, It will not have to be used with some other pvblication to make the test intel- 

 !it;ible. The members of Forestry Clubs and all interested in trees will find it a handy companion at all times. 

 MisE K^irers' experience in the teaching of Nature Study well prepared her for the work of writing this book 



"Among Green Trees" is abook not only for the arboriculturists and thernature lover, bnt for whoever 

 fj-preciates that which ia well done In literature and picture making.— 2%fl Chicago Tribune. 



THE FAIRIES THAT RUN THE WORLD AND HOW THEY DO IT, By Ernest 



Vincent Wright. 30 Illustrations. Price, >l.oa 



A beautiful cook of children's stories in verse. The subject of fairies as a basis for children's stories la 

 \.j ,r, ,„,.-, Mc; n new one. Usually, however, human beings, such as Kings, Princesses, or Children are made 

 the racters, with fairies as occasional participants in the unfolding of thp, fable's wonders. In this 



,it\ ves are given exclusive prominence. The subjects dealt with are well known to children, and 



ibaiQ.. ^;.^a .»..i thougrhts regarding the workings of Nature may be derived from the pages of this volume. 



GEMS AND GEM MINING. By Dr. Oliver Gumming Farrington. Octayo. Price, $2.50,^ 



All .-..-...nscieUgtitto possess (ferns and yet how few are familiar with their characteristics, their origin, 

 the .\inint,' them from nature and their fascinating mythology. At present there is no anthorita- 



tivr J the meaaii of tbe majority of people. A handy volume on this subject Is desired. We have 



supp.c.i .^..vu abook. It is beautifully Illustrated with pictures in color, photograpbed from the gems them, 

 selves and supplemented by tiialf -tones made from rare photographs. The text is written in a style iuterestinK 

 to both the connoisseur and the amateur. ' , . 



A book: on shells. By Frank Collins Baker. Octavo. Price, 82.50. 



What is the. life history of a snail? What is the life history of a clam? Read about these Interesting 

 creatures. Well illustrated by color photography and descriptive fiirures in black and white, and with a text 

 written in popular tkouRh scientifically accurate manner, this volume is unique among books. It will prove of 

 value as supplemental reading in nature study. 



CONSTRUCTION WORK. Its relation to number, literature, history and natnre work. 



By Ed ward F. Worst, Prin. Ohio Street School, Austin, 111. 125 iUus. 108 pages, 5>^x8K in. 7Scents. 



This - one hundred and twenty models for construction work in bristol board, manlla 



paper anil nb definite, dictated steps for making each one. They are planned ori^ioally 



forworV Among the articles made we find baskets and boxes of various kinU.s, fnrni 



turf .[re <itatnji 'inlders, thread winder, pencil holder, comb case, cradle, candle stick, Puritan hat, 



Ksi lill holder, card, receiver, wind mill. King Alfred's lantern, etc., etc. Mahy of the forms are 



liin,. Mereartners throufrh their work in card-board modeling. Primary teachers will doubtless find 



it ver\ u,t till. The exercises sriven in the book afford one means of manual training developing accuracy, 

 familiarity with terms. Opportunity for measurement, etc.] 



8IRDS AND NATURE. Vol XII. Edited by William Kerr Higley. Octavo, pp. 232, 40 

 f nll.page illustrations by color photography. Price, cloth, $1.50. 



BIRDS AND NATURE, Dotxble Volume, XI, XII. One-half morocco. $3.00, Set 12 Single 



Volumes, cloth, $12.00. Set 6 Double Volumes, half morocco, 912.0a 



WILD BIRDS IN OTY PARKS. By Herbert Eugene Walter. Mo. 



A, W. MUMFORD, Publishcjf 378 Wabash Ave, Chlcag:© 



