Hendrik Loon - The Story of Mankind

A beautiful book and a beautiful way to present the Christ Story.

``A Child's Book of Saints,'' by William Canton.

Sympathetically told and charmingly written stories of men and women whose faith brought about strange miracles, and whose goodness to man and beast set the world wondering.

``The Seven Champions of Christendom,'' edited by F. J. H. Darton.

How the knights of old--St. George of England, St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, and others--fought with enchanters and evil spirits to preserve the Kingdom of God. Fine old romances interestingly told for children.

``Stories From the Christian East,'' by Stephen Gaselee.

Unusual stories which have been translated from the Coptic, the Greek, the Latin and the Ethiopic.

``Jerusalem and the Crusades,'' by Estelle Blyth, with eight plates in colour.

Historical stories telling how children and priests, hermits and knights all strove to keep the Cross in the East. Stories of Legend and Chivalry

``Stories of Norse Heroes From the Eddas and Sagas,'' retold by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton.

These are tales which the Northmen tell concerning the wisdom of All-Father Odin, and how all things began and how they ended. A good book for all children, and for story-tellers.

``The Story of Siegfried,'' by James Baldwin.

A good introduction to this Northern hero whose strange and daring deeds fill the pages of the old sagas.

``The Story of King Arthur and His Knights,'' written and illustrated by Howard Pyle.

This, and the companion volumes, ``The Story of the Champions of the Round Table,'' ``The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions,'' ``The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur,'' form an incomparable collection for children.

``The Boy's King Arthur,'' edited by Sidney Lanier, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.

A very good rendering of Malory's King Arthur, made especially attractive by the coloured illustrations.

``Irish Fairy Tales,'' by James Stephens, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Beautifully pictured and poetically told legends of Ireland's epic hero Fionn. A book for the boy or girl who loves the old romances, and a book for story-telling or reading aloud.

``Stories of Charlemagne and the Twelve Peers of France,'' by A. J. Church.

Stories from the old French and English chronicles showing the romantic glamour surrounding the great Charlemagne and his crusading knights.

``The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood,'' written and illustrated by Howard Pyle.

Both in picture and in story this book holds first place in the hearts of children.

``A Book of Ballad Stories,'' by Mary Macleod.

Good prose versions of some of the famous old ballads sung by the minstrels of England and Scotland.

``The Story of Roland,'' by James Baldwin.

``There is, in short, no country in Europe, and no language, in which the exploits of Charlemagne and Roland have not at some time been recounted and sung.'' This book will serve as a good introduction to a fine heroic character.

``The Boy's Froissart,'' being Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of Adventure, Battle, and Custom in England, France, Spain.

``Froissart sets the boy's mind upon manhood and the man's mind upon boyhood.'' An invaluable background for the future study of history.

``The Boy's Percy,'' being old ballads of War, Adventure and Love from Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, edited by Sidney Lanier.

``He who walks in the way these following ballads point, will be manful in necessary fight, loyal in love, generous to the poor, tender in the household, prudent in living, merry upon occasion, and honest in all things.''

``Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims,'' retold from Chaucer and others by E. J H. Darton.

``Sometimes a pilgrimage seemed nothing but an excuse for a lively and pleasant holiday, and the travellers often made themselves very merry on the road, with their jests and songs, and their flutes and fiddles and bagpipes.'' A good prose version much enjoyed by boys and girls.

``Joan of Arc,'' written and illustrated by M. Boutet de Monvel.

A very fine interpretation of the life of this great heroine. A book to be owned by every boy and girl.

``When Knights Were Bold,'' by Eva March Tappan.

Telling of the training of a knight, of the daily life in a castle, of pilgrimages and crusades, of merchant guilds, of schools and literature, in short, a full picture of life in the days of chivalry. A good book to supplement the romantic stories of the time. Adventurers in New Worlds

``A Book of Discovery,'' by M. B. Synge, fully illustrated from authentic sources and with maps.

A thoroughly fascinating book about the world's exploration from the earliest times to the discovery of the South Pole. A book to be owned by older boys and girls who like true tales of adventure.

``A Short History of Discovery From the Earliest Times to the Founding of the Colonies on the American Continent,'' written and done into colour by Hendrik Willem van Loon.

``Dear Children: History is the most fascinating and entertaining and instructive of arts.'' A book to delight children of all ages.

``The Story of Marco Polo,'' by Noah Brooks.

``Olaf the Glorious,'' by Robert Leighton.

An historical story of the Viking age.

``The Conquerors of Mexico,'' retold from Prescott's ``Conquest of Mexico,'' by Henry Gilbert.

``The Conquerors of Peru,'' retold from Prescott's ``Conquest of Peru,'' by Henry Gilbert.

``Vikings of the Pacific,'' by A. C. Laut.

Adventures of Bering the Dane; the outlaw hunters of Russia; Benyowsky, the Polish pirate; Cook and Vancouver; Drake, and other soldiers of fortune on the West Coast of America.

``The Argonauts of Faith,'' by Basil Mathews.

The Adventures of the ``Mayflower'' Pilgrims.

``Pathfinders of the West,'' by A. C. Laut.

The thrilling story of the adventures of the men who discovered the great Northwest.

``Beyond the Old Frontier,'' by George Bird Grinnell.

Adventures of Indian Fighters, Hunters, and Fur-Traders on the Pacific Coast.

``A History of Travel in America,'' by Seymour Dunbar, illustrated from old woodcuts and engravings. 4 volumes.

An interesting book for children who wish to understand the problems and difficulties their grandfathers had in the conquest of the West. This is a standard book upon the subject of early travel, but is so readable as to be of interest to older children.

``The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators,'' by Hendrik Willem van Loon. Fully illustrated from old prints. The World's Progress in Invention--Art--Music.

``Gabriel and the Hour Book,'' by Evaleen Stein.

How a boy learned from the monks how to grind and mix the colours for illuminating the beautiful hand-printed books of the time and how he himself made books that are now treasured in the museums of France and England.

``Historic Inventions,'' by Rupert S. Holland.

Stories of the invention of printing, the steam-engine, the spinning- jenny, the safety-lamp, the sewing machine, electric light, and other wonders of mechanism.

``A History of Everyday Things in England,'' written and illustrated by Marjorie and C. V. B. Quennell. 2 Volumes.

A most fascinating book, profusely illustrated in black and white and in colour, giving a vivid picture of life in England from 1066-1799. It tells of wars and of home-life, of amusements and occupations, of art and literature, of science and invention. A book to be owned by every boy and girl.

``First Steps in the Enjoyment of Pictures,'' by Maude I. G. Oliver.

A book designed to help children in their appreciation of art by giving them technical knowledge of the media, the draughtsmanship, the composition and the technique of well-known American pictures.

``Knights of Art,'' by Amy Steedman.