HOUGHTON  MIFFLIN  COMPANY 
4  PARK  STREET  •  BOSTON 
June  3,  1915. 
Dear  Sir:~ 
William  L.  Finley,  State  Game  Warden  of  Oregon, 
and  Irene  Finley,  have  written  a  book  for  young  people 
that  we  believe  you  will  be  glad  to  have  brought  to  your 
attention.  It  is  called  LITTLE  BIRD  BLUE,  and  it  tells 
the  story  of  a  friendship  between  a  blue  bird  and  a  boy 
and  girL  who  brought  him  up  by  hand.  The  illustrations, 
of  which  there  are  a  large  number,  are  from  drawings  by 
Bruce  Horsfall  and  photographs  by  Mr.  Finley  who,  as  you 
know,  has  an  international  reputation  as  a  photographer 
of  birds. 
LITTLE  BIRD  BLUE  is  not  only  a  story  that  chil¬ 
dren  will  thoroughly  enjoy,  but  one  that  will  inspire 
them  with  a  love  and  understanding  of  birds.  It  is  es¬ 
pecially  good  to  give  to  a  child  at  this  time  of  year 
when  nature  lies  open  to  his  observation. 
"The  book,'1  said  the  Portland  Oregonian,  "should 
be  placed  in  the  hands  of  every  family  of  children  where 
English  is  spoken."  "Besides  being  an  entertaining 
story,"  wrote  another  newspaper  reviewer,  "the  book  im¬ 
parts  a  knowledge  of  birds  and  their  habits,"  while  a 
third  says  of  it,  "Children  could  hardly  have  a  more 
happy  introduction  to  bird  study." 
All  bookstores  have  it,  or  you  can  order  by 
mail,  using  the  form  below. 
Yours  very  truly, 
Houghton  Mifflin  Company 
E  L 
Houghton  Mifflin  Company, 
4  Park  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
I  enclose  seventy-five  cents  for  which  please  send 
me  one  copy  of  LITTLE  BIRD  BLUE. 
(Stamps  accepted) 
Fame 
