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the dragon-fly and its wonderful history, about water-lilies, how 

 the Indian corn grows, what queer pranks the Frost Giants 

 indulge in, about coral, and starfish, and coal mines, and many 

 other things that children delight to hear. 



In the Ten Boys " the History of the World is summarized in 

 the stories of Kabla the Aryan boy, Darius the Persian boy, Cleon 

 the Greek boy, Horatius the Roman boy, Wulf the Saxon boy, 

 Gilbert the Knight's page, Roger the English boy, Fuller the 

 Puritan boy, Dawson the Yankee boy, and Frank Wilson the boy 

 of 1885. 



The able, suggestive, and interesting "Geographical Plays" is 

 designed as a sort of review of each country or topic, and it 

 presents a comprehensive view of the subject as a unit. It is 

 used after a country has been faithfully studied from the geog- 

 raphy, and when the pupil has become familiar with all names 

 given in the play. These plays are well written, and are calcu- 

 lated to produce an animating effect upon a school. 



Mary E. Burt, in " Literary Land- 

 marks" : I have seen a six-year-old 

 girl read Jane Andrews' " Seven 

 Little Sisters," and " Each and All," 

 repeatedly, with renewed interest at 

 each reading. 



Thomas W. Higginson: I think 

 that the mere reading of this book 

 "Seven Little Sisters" read over 

 and over, as children always read a 

 book they like will give to the 

 young readers a more vivid impres- 

 sion of the shape of the earth, and of 

 the distribution of nations over it, 

 than the study of most text-books. 



E. A. Sheldon, Principal State 

 Normal School, Oswego, N. Y.: They 

 are excellent. I know of nothing 

 equal to them for the purpose for 

 which they have been prepared. We 

 have long used them in our own 

 school of practice, and can recom- 

 mend them most heartily. 



John Gr. Whittier: I have been 

 reading the new book by Jane An- 

 drews, "Ten Boys." In all my ac- 

 quaintance with juvenile literature 

 I know of nothing in many respects 

 equal to this remarkable book. 



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 W. GOODWIN. In three volumes. Sq. 12mo. About 350 pages 

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Among the many collections of choice extracts, this is distin- 

 guished for its comprehensiveness, the care and skill with which 

 the work has been done, the gradation of the pieces, their topical 

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