urope that sent forth Crusaders.... As children
always like stories to be retold in the same words as far as
possible, these tales have not been rewritten (except in two
cases); the original translations in their quaint simplicity have
been collected, and merely corrected so far as to meet the modern
ideas of the kind of tale to be given to children; the old ones
being occasionally a little coarse.--_Preface._
Madame D'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and La Princess de Beaumont, are
represented in this collection, taken, with few exceptions, from
French sources.
ZITKALA-SA. (p. 85)
Old Indian Legends.
Illustrated by Angel de Cora.
Ginn. .50
Under an open sky, nestling close to the earth, the old Dakota
story-tellers have told me these legends.--_Preface._
POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM
GREAT AUTHORS
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
MENCIUS.
LONGFELLOW, H.W.
The Song of Hiawatha.
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Houghton. 2.00
"Ye who love a nation's legends,
Love the ballads of a people
That like voices from afar off
Call to us to pause and listen,
. . . . . . . .
"Listen to this Indian Legend,
To this Song of Hiawatha!"
LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
Another Book of Verses for Children.
Macmillan. 1.50
Admirable selections, chosen partly with view to reading aloud, a
large proportion not being found in other children's (p. 86)
anthologies. They range from Shakspere, Blake, Tennyson, to
modern nonsense rhymes. Attractively illustrated.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.
RELIGION AND ETHICS
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part--
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
C.G. ROSSETTI.
HODGES, GEORGE.
When the King Came.
Houghton. 1.25
The life of Christ told with simplicity and breadth, making real to
children the events of the Gospel story. Tested by ten years' home use
before publication. The biblical text
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