"We know copies of the work to which their young owners turn instantly for information upon every theme about which they have questions to ask. More than this, we know that some of these copies are read daily, as well as consulted; that their owners turn the leaves as they might those of a fairy book, reading intently articles of which they had not thought before seeing them, and treating the book simply as one capable of furnishing the rarest entertainment in exhaustless quantities."--_N. Y. Evening Post._ LITERATURE AND ART 604 pp. 270 Illustrations "Few poems, plays, novels, pictures, statues, or fictitious characters that children--or most of their parents--of our day are likely to inquire about will be missed here. Mr. Champlin's judgment seems unusually sound."--_The Nation._ GAMES AND SPORTS By JOHN D. CHAMPLIN and ARTHUR BOSTWICK Revised Edition, 784 pp. 900 Illustrations "Should form a part of every juvenile library, whether public or private."--_The Independent._ NATURAL HISTORY By JOHN D. CHAMPLIN, assisted by FREDERICK A. LUCAS 725 pp. Over 800 Illustrations "Here, in compact and attractive form, is valuable and reliable information on every phase of natural history, on every item of interest to the student. Invaluable to the teacher and school, and should be on every teacher's desk for ready reference, and the children should be taught to go to this volume for information useful and interesting."--_Journal of Education._ HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY NEW YORK CHICAGO * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious typographical errors have been repaired. Page placement keys in illustration tags--for example, "page 108]"--have been removed. Hyphenation inconsistencies retained. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Half a Hundred Hero Tales, by Various