Books for the Young
SYLVIA IN FLOWERLAND. By Linda Gardiner. With Sixteen Illustrations by Herbert E. Butler. 3s. 6d.
“A charming fantasy.... We have never observed a more dexterous
administration of the facts of science in the guise of romance.”—World.
“A charming book.”—Guardian.
“The illustrations are particularly good.”—Spectator.
LILY AND THE LIFT, and other Fairy Stories. By Mrs. Herbert Railton. With Illustrations by the Author. Cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
“Altogether a charming book for children.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
“The illustrations are very dainty.”—Queen.
THE LIFE OF AN ELEPHANT. With Twenty-four Illustrations. 3s. 6d.
“Beautifully illustrated ... full of humour and pathos.”—Christian World.
THE LIFE OF A BEAR. His Birth, Education, and Adventures. With Twenty-four Illustrations. 3s. 6d.
“Narrated with great skill, and whilst abounding in many quaint touches of humour, conveys incidentally, without being too didactic, many useful lessons.”—School Guardian.
AMONG THE STARS; or, Wonderful Things in the Sky. By Agnes Giberne. With Coloured Illustrations. Sixth Thousand. 5s.
“An attempt to teach astronomy to small children ... it is very well done.”—Saturday Review.
THE STARRY SKIES. First Lessons on the Sun, Moon and Stars. By Agnes Giberne. 2s. 6d.
“Nothing could be more attractive than the method of these excellent little books. The capital woodcuts also are of the kind that should leave a pleasant impression with the young, since they are strictly illustrative of the matter dealt with.”—Saturday Review.