In these funny little books you can see in bright colored pictures the adventures of myself and my woodland friends. Also the pictures of some bad fellows, whose names you know.
So if the spoon holder doesn't go down cellar and take the coal shovel
away from the gas stove, you may read
No. 1. UNCLE WIGGILY'S AUTO SLED
If the rocking chair doesn't tickle the rag carpet and make the brass bed
fall upstairs, you may read
No. 2. UNCLE WIGGILY'S SNOW MAN
If the umbrella doesn't go out in the rain and splash water all over the
rubber boots on the gold fish, you may read
No. 3. UNCLE WIGGILY'S HOLIDAYS
If the electric light doesn't cry for some molasses, when the match leaves
it all alone in the china closet, you may read
No. 4. UNCLE WIGGILY'S APPLE ROAST
If the egg beater doesn't try to jump over the coffee pot and fall in the
sink when the potato is learning to swim, you may read
No. 5. UNCLE WIGGILY'S PICNIC
If the sugar cookie doesn't go out walking with the fountain pen, and get
all black so it looks like a chocolate cake, you may read
No. 6. UNCLE WIGGILY GOES FISHING
Hurry up and get these nice little books from the bookstore man, or send direct to the publishers, 50 cents per copy, postpaid.
CHARLES E. GRAHAM & CO.
NEW YORK
Burt's Series of One Syllable Books
14 Titles. Handsome Illuminated Cloth Binding
A series of Classics, selected specially for young people's reading, and told in simple language for youngest readers. Printed from large type, with many illustrations.
Price 75 Cents per Volume
ÆSOP'S FABLES
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By MARY GODOLPHIN.
With 41 illustrations.
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By MRS. J.C. GORHAM.
With many illustrations.
ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
(Selections.) Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By
HARRIET T. COMSTOCK. With many illustrations.
BIBLE HEROES
Told in words of one syllable for young people. By HARRIET T. COMSTOCK.
With many illustrations.
BLACK BEAUTY
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By MRS. J.C. GORHAM.
With many illustrations.
GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES
(Selections.) Retold in words of one syllable. By JEAN S. REMY.
With many illustrations.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Into several remote regions of the world. Retold in words of one
syllable for young people. By J.C.G. With 32 illustrations.
LIFE OF CHRIST
Told in words of one syllable for young people. By JEAN S. REMY.
With many illustrations.
LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS
Told in words of one syllable for young people. By JEAN S. REMY.
With 24 large portraits.
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By SAMUEL PHILLIPS
DAY. With 33 illustrations.
REYNARD THE FOX
The Crafty Courtier. Retold in words of one syllable for young people.
By SAMUEL PHILLIPS DAY. With 23 illustrations.
ROBINSON CRUSOE
His life and surprising adventures retold in words of one syllable for
young people. By MARY A. SCHWACOFER. With 32 illustrations.
SANFORD AND MERTON
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. By MARY GODOLPHIN.
With 20 illustrations.
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
Retold in words of one syllable for young people. Adapted from the
original. With 31 illustrations.
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THE MOTHER GOOSE SERIES
24 TITLES HANDSOME CLOTH BINDING,
ILLUMINATED COVERS
A series of popular books for young people. Each book is well printed from large type on good paper, frontispiece in colors, profusely illustrated, and bound in cloth, with ornamental covers in three colors, making a series of most interesting books for children at a reasonable price.
Price, 75 cents per copy
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Animal Stories for Little People. Profusely Illustrated.
Beauty and the Beast, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Bird Stories for Little People. Profusely Illustrated.
Bluebeard, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Foolish Fox, The, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Goody Two Shoes, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Hansel and Grethel, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
House That Jack Built, The, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Jack and the Beanstalk, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Jack the Giant Killer, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Little Red Riding Hood, and Other Stories. Profusely illustrated.
Little Snow White, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Mother Goose Rhymes. Profusely Illustrated.
Mother Hubbard's Melodies. Profusely Illustrated.
Night Before Christmas, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Patty and Her Pitcher; or, Kindness of Heart, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Peter and His Goose; or, The Folly of Discontent, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Puss in Boots, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Sleeping Beauty, The, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Tom Thumb, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Ugly Duckling, The, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
Who Killed Cock Robin, and Other Stories. Profusely Illustrated.
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Aunt Amy's Animal Stories
By AMY PRENTICE
A Series of Stories, told by animals, to AUNT AMY PRENTICE.
Each illustrated with many pictures in black, and four illustrations in colors, by J. WATSON DAVIS.
12 titles, in handsome cloth binding.
Price 75 cents. Net——
| Bunny Rabbit's Story, | 30 Illustrations |
| Billy Goat's Story, | 32 Illustrations |
| Brown Owl's Story, | 31 Illustrations |
| Croaky Frog's Story, | 28 Illustrations |
| Frisky Squirrel's Story, | 30 Illustrations |
| Gray Goose's Story, | 32 Illustrations |
| Mickie Monkey's Story, | 35 Illustrations |
| Mouser Cat's Story, | 35 Illustrations |
| Plodding Turtle's Story, | 30 Illustrations |
| Quacky Duck's Story, | 34 Illustrations |
| Speckled Hen's Story, | 28 Illustrations |
| Towser Dog's Story, | 32 Illustrations |
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Our Young Aeroplane Scout Series
(Registered in the United States Patent Office)
By HORACE PORTER
Handsome Cloth Binding, PRICE, 75 per Volume
A series of stories of two American boy aviators in the great European war zone. The fascinating life in mid-air is thrillingly described. The boys have many exciting adventures, and the narratives of their numerous escapes make up a series of wonderfully interesting stories.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM;
or, Saving the Fortunes of the Trouvilles.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN GERMANY.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN RUSSIA;
or, Lost on the Frozen Steppes.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN TURKEY;
or, Bringing the Light to Yusef.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN ENGLAND;
or, Twin Stars in the London Sky Patrol.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN ITALY;
or, Flying with the War Eagles of the Alps.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS AT VERDUN;
or, Driving Armored Meteors Over Flaming Battle Fronts.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN THE BALKANS;
or, Wearing the Red Badge of Courage.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN THE WAR ZONE;
or, Serving Uncle Sam In the Cause of the Allies.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS FIGHTING TO THE FINISH;
or, Striking Hard Over the Sea for the Stars and Stripes.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS AT THE MARNE;
or, Harrying the Huns From Allied Battleplanes.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN AT THE VICTORY;
or, Speedy High Flyers Smashing the Hindenburg Line.
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The Boy Scouts Series
By HERBERT CARTER
Handsome Cloth Binding, PRICE, 75 per Volume
THE BOY SCOUTS' FIRST CAMP FIRE; or, Scouting with
the Silver Fox Patrol.
THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE BLUE RIDGE; or, Marooned
Among the Moonshiners.
THE BOY SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL; or, Scouting through
the Big Game Country.
THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAIN WOODS; or, The New
Test for the Silver Fox Patrol.
THE BOY SCOUTS THROUGH THE BIG TIMBER; or, The
Search for the Lost Tenderfoot.
THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE ROCKIES; or, The Secret of
the Hidden Silver Mine.
THE BOY SCOUTS ON STURGEON ISLAND; or, Marooned
Among the Game Fish Poachers.
BOY SCOUTS DOWN IN DIXIE; or, The Strange
Secret of Alligator Swamp.
THE BOY SCOUTS AT THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA; A
story of Burgoyne's defeat in 1777.
THE BOY SCOUTS ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA; or, The
Silver Fox Patrol Caught in a Flood.
THE BOY SCOUTS ON WAR TRAILS IN BELGIUM; or,
Caught Between the Hostile Armies.
THE BOY SCOUTS AFOOT IN FRANCE; or, With the Red
Cross Corps at the Marne.
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The Navy Boys Series
| A series of excellent stories of adventure on sea and land, selected from the works of popular writers; each volume designed for boys' reading. HANDSOME CLOTH BINDINGS PRICE, 75 PER VOLUME |
THE NAVY BOYS IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY.
A story of the burning of the British schooner Gasnee in 1772
By William P. Chipman.
THE NAVY BOYS ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.
A story of the Whale Boat Navy of 1776.
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS AT THE SIEGE OF HAVANA.
Being the experience of three boys serving under Israel Putnam in
1772.
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS WITH GRANT AT VICKSBURG.
A boy's story of the siege of Vicksburg.
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE WITH PAUL JONES.
A boy's story of a cruise with the Great Commodore in 1776.
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS ON LAKE ONTARIO.
The story of two boys and their adventures in the War of 1812,
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE ON THE PICKERING.
A boy's story of privateering in 1780.
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS IN NEW YORK BAY.
A story of three boys who took command of the schooner "The Laughing
Mary," the first vessel of the American Navy,
By James Otis.
THE NAVY BOYS IN THE TRACK OF THE ENEMY.
The story of a remarkable cruise with the Sloop of War "Providence"
and the Frigate "Alfred."
By William P. Chipman.
THE NAVY BOYS' DARING CAPTURE.
The story of how the navy boys helped to capture the British Cutter
"Margaretta," in 1775.
By William P. Chipman.
THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS.
The adventures of two Yankee Middies with the first cruise of an
American Squadron in 1775.
By William P. Chipman.
THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE WITH COLUMBUS.
The adventures of two boys who sailed with the great Admiral in his
discovery of America.
By Frederick A. Ober.
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The Boy Spies Series
THE BOY SPIES AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
A story of the part they took in its defence.
By William P. Chipman.
THE BOY SPIES AT THE DEFENCE OF FORT HENRY.
A boy's story of Wheeling Creek in 1777.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.
A story of two boys at the siege of Boston.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES AT THE SIEGE OF DETROIT.
A story of two Ohio boys in the War of 1812.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES WITH LAFAYETTE.
The story of how two boys joined the Continental Army.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES ON CHESAPEAKE BAY.
The story of two young spies under Commodore Barney.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES WITH THE REGULATORS.
The story of how the boys assisted the Carolina Patriots to drive theBritish from that State.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES WITH THE SWAMP FOX.
The story of General Marion and his young spies.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES AT YORKTOWN.
The story of how the spies helped General Lafayette in the Siege of Yorktown.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES OF PHILADELPHIA.
The story of how the young spies helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
By James Otis.
THE BOY SPIES OF FORT GRISWOLD.
The story of the part they took in its brave defence.
By William P. Chipman.
THE BOY SPIES OF OLD NEW YORK.
The story of how the young spies prevented the capture of General Washington.
By James Otis.
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