St Nicholas [serial] . of Lincoln—good reading for boys of all ages—a book with weight of authority—anarrative which will hold young readers fascinated. The illustrations are ofunusual value and full-page illustrations 121110, 400 pages $ A SON OF THE DESERT By BRADLEY GILMAN The best kind of an adventure book, the story of a fine young American ladand an equally fine young Bedouin, who proved friends in time of need, andhelped each other through peril. The scenes are set in Egypt, and it is a bookof healthy illustrations by Thornton Oakley 121110, 350 pages $ WH


St Nicholas [serial] . of Lincoln—good reading for boys of all ages—a book with weight of authority—anarrative which will hold young readers fascinated. The illustrations are ofunusual value and full-page illustrations 121110, 400 pages $ A SON OF THE DESERT By BRADLEY GILMAN The best kind of an adventure book, the story of a fine young American ladand an equally fine young Bedouin, who proved friends in time of need, andhelped each other through peril. The scenes are set in Egypt, and it is a bookof healthy illustrations by Thornton Oakley 121110, 350 pages $ WHEN I GROW UP Pictures and Verses by W. W. DENSLOW A very funny book by the famous illustrator of The Wizard of Oz, and thecleverest record yet set down of a healthy lads nebulous dav-dreams of whathe would like to be when he grows up. Twenty-four fill pages in color. Twenty-four full-page half-tones, with chapterheadings, tailpieces, and marginal drawings. $ net; postage. 12 cents ST. NICHOLAS ADVERTISEMENTS. A Shelf of Books These pages are intended more for fathers and mothers than for boysand girls. They will describe some of the best books for young folksthat have ever been written, books that ought to be on the shelves ofthe readers of this magazine. These descriptive pages will continuefor several months and those who are interested cannot do better thanto preserve them as a catalogue of the best reading for young folks. 1 HE JUNGLE BOOKS By Rudyard Kipling Now these are the laws of the Jungle, And many and mighty are they ;But the head and the hoof of the law And the haunch and the hump is—Obey. Whatever else your children have, or do not have,among their books, be sure that the inexhaustibledelights of Kiplings Jungle Book and SecondJungle Book are theirs. There are no books totake their place, no books so rich in the magic andmystery and charm of the great open and its have been fairy stories before, of course,where man and beast talked together;


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