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THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
they want to make ornamental work of paper, in- 
structions are to be found here. Do they wish to 
make all kinds of paper toys, playgames, act 
charades, celebrate Hallow-een, or make fun and 
amusement for the smaller children, by the aid of 
this book it may all readily be done. 
Part the second gives rules and instructions for 
out-door games, such as Lawn Tennis, Archery, 
Croquet, Lawn Billiards, Swimming, Boating, and 
many other things a girl would like to know. 
Part the third explains about fancy work of 
vai-ious kinds. How to make Christmas Gifts 
from Paper, Leather, Bark and many other things. 
Wax-Flower Making, Wood Carving, Flower and 
Fruit Culture, Drawing, Designing and Cooking 
all come in for a fair consideration, and the whole 
is written in an easy and clear style, and is illus- 
trated with a large number of descriptive cuts, 
which tend to make the text easily understood. 
Every house in which there is a girl should con- 
tain a copy of this book, for it contains a rich mine 
of innocent amusement and useful information. 
Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; from the 
Rhine to the Arctic. By Hezekiah Butterworth. 
Estes & Lauriet, Publishers, Boston, Mass. 
Price (Cloth), $2.25. 
This is an excellent book for yoimg people, being 
amusing, instructive, and interesting. The sub- 
ject is a history of a summer trip through Hol- 
land, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway and 
Sweden, with historical sketches and anecdotes 
of the localities visited, and authentic picturesque 
views of many of the ruins, buildings, and places 
along the line of travel. 
The style is easy and graceful, and the enter- 
taining stories and romantic incidents that are in- 
terspersed throughout the whole work, make the 
book pleasant reading. Indeed, there are few 
holiday books now obtainable that contain better 
and healthier reading than the one before us. 
their children to become familiar with nature can 
find no better aid than this book. 
The number of curious animals of comparatively 
large size that can be found, even in the vicinity 
of our large cities, is something surprising to those 
who have not been close observers. About our 
own dooryard, which is within twentj^ miles of 
New York City, and within less than half an hour's 
walk of a city of over 50,000 inhabitants, we find the 
fox, the rabbit, the weasel, the raccoon, the grey 
and the flying squirrel, besides several other four- 
footed animals, while amongst birds we find the 
whip-poor-will, the grouse, the heron, the quail, 
besides robins, blue-birds, jays, cat-birds, snow- 
birds, cedar-birds, blackbirds, high-holes, meadow 
larks, wild pigeons, ring doves, etc., etc. Leaving 
out the insects, the fauna of any hilteide would 
form a wonderful collection if brought together. 
Magna Charta Stories. Edited by Arthur Gilman, 
A.M. With Full Page Illustrations, Boston: D. 
Lothrop & Co. 
We have here a series of twelve stories by dif- 
ferent authors, who each in turn takes up the 
tale of some noble fight for liberty, and puts it in 
a shape to interest. No "Indian stories" can be 
more attractive; no tales of adventure more thrill- 
ing; and we sincerely hope that it will take the 
place of the trashy blood-and-thunder tales which 
are now so eagerly devoured by many boys. 
A Year of Sunshine. By Kate Sanborn. James R. 
Osgood & Company, 'Publishers, Boston, Mass. 
This is a spicy little book, and consists of num- 
bers of cheerful extracts for every day of the year, 
selected and arranged by the author. The work 
has reached its second edition, and bids fair to be- 
come a permanent companion to many now in 
their childhood. 
Miss Sanborn has succeeded in stringing to- 
gether, in this book, many of the most pleasing 
gems in English literature, and the publishers 
''Tilii^'^lZi?J^t%'^Jn'^ D." tSop i ^pplemented her efforts by presenting them 
& Co. 
It will not be difficult for our readers to guess 
who are the "Dooryard Folks" that are described 
in this charming book. The author tells us all 
about the animals that frequent our gardens and 
near woods; aboiit the mole, the mink, the weasel, 
the fox, the squirrel, the chip munk, and others. 
And the stories are told in a most delightful way. 
No young person who has any taste for nature can 
fail to be interested in the stories, and the author 
observes so closely, and tells her tale so truthfully, 
that her work deserves to take, on the shelves ot 
our children's libraries, the place which White's 
"Natural History of Selborne" occupies on the 
book shelves of older persons. Parents who wish 
to the public in a style of printing and binding 
that reflects credit on their judgment, good taste 
and liberality. Doubtless, thousands of these 
books will be given to lady friends by intelligent 
young men during the coming holidays. 
Chatterbox for 1883 as usual leads the way for the 
crowd of books for the coming holidays. The 
book is full of cheery little stories, admirably 
adapted for the little ones of both sexes, and be- 
sides the stories it contains something like 200 
full-page illustrations, all of which are finely en- 
graved. We take pleasure in recommending this 
book as one worthy of being placed where young 
children may read it. (Boards, 4to., pp. 412. 
