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which are easily learned is the first letter of the name of each planet, in their 

 order as we go outwards from the sun: Many Very Eminent Men Justly 

 Study Universal Nature." 



Uncle Zeb and His Friends. Edward W. Frentz, 224 pp. many illustrations 

 school edition, The Atlantic Monthly Press. 

 It would be hard to find another book the size of this little volume that 

 contains 52 stories so varied and so interesting as these told by Uncle Zeb, a 

 kindly man who lived in a cabin near a mountain, and who made toys and told 

 tales for the delectation of children . The stories are by no means only about 

 the animals and birds ; in fact, the human interest is predominant in them all ; 

 but many of the tales are meant to make the child humane and sympathetic 

 in dealing with little wild creatures. The way Jessie and Harold became 

 acquainted with the muskrat, why Louis adopted three baby woodchucks 

 after he had shot their mother, how Harry and Ruth helped Mrs. Mouse 

 move her family into the country, and many another story of Uncle Zeb's 

 teaches in a charming and convincing manner the lesson of kind treatment 

 for the lower animals. Several of the stories bring to the child of to-day a 

 vivid comprehension of the meaning of Memorial Day and the reasons why the 

 old men, now veterans, fought battles when they were boys and what the war 

 meant to them and why they march to the cemeteries and decorate the 

 graves there with flags and flowers. The whole book is interesting and 

 wholesome and is sure to be loved by all the children happy enough to possess 

 a copy. 



Around the World, A Geography Painting Book for Children. Cunard Steamship 

 Co. 10 cents per copy. 

 The Cunard Steam Ship Co. deserves much credit for this booklet which will 

 charm children into learning some things about geography while they are hav- 

 ing a delightful time coloring pictures. It begins with a picture of the 

 Aquitania, a ship that will take the child to all the places marked by red lines 

 on the map. Then follows pictures of the Atlantic with North America and 

 Europe, the Cathedral at Rheims, the tower of London, the Liverpool docks, 

 Gallipoli, map of the world. Rock of Gibraltar, Vesuvius, the Colosseum, the 

 Sphinx, the Pyramids and Nile, Jerusalem, and the sky Une of New York. 

 The pages are 12 by 9 inches; the picture is printed in color on the right hand 

 page and the outline for the child to color on the opposite page. Children are 

 sure to enjoy coloring the pictures and at the same time they will learn many 

 interesting things which will cultivate their intelligence. 



