An interesting collection of bird stories and descriptions. Simple. A good book to encourage observation of birds. Nature in Verse (Lovejoy). Silver, Burdett, & Co. An excellent collection of nature poems arranged by the seasons. Book of Legends (Scudder). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Andersen's Fairy Tales. First and Second Series. Ginn & Co. Grimm's Household Tales. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Four Great Americans (Baldwin). Werner School Book Co. Hans Andersen Tales. The Macmillan Co. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (Burroughs). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Very entertaining, but somewhat difficult in language. Use toward the end of the year, and in fifth grade. Peabody's Old Greek Folk Stories. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Simple and well written. It supplements the Wonder Book. King Arthur and his Court (Greene). Ginn & Co. A recent book. Simple in style and pleasing to children. The Howells Story Book. Scribner's Sons. 2. SUPPLEMENTARY AND REFERENCE BOOKS Stories of Our Country (Johonnot). American Book Co. Good American stories for children to read at home or school. Tales from the "Faerie Queene." The Macmillan Co. For reference and library. Bimbi (De la Ramée). Ginn & Co. The Nürnberg Stove and other good stories. Good for home reading and for school work. The Nürnberg Stove. Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Gods and Heroes (Francillon). Ginn & Co. Suitable to late fourth and fifth grades for collateral reading. Simple in style. Waste Not, Want Not (Edgeworth). Ginn & Co.; D. C. Heath, & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Practical stories for children, illustrating foresight, economy, etc. A Ballad Book (Bates). Sibley & Ducker. A good collection of the older, simpler ballads. These ballads should be distributed through the year. Good for supplementary reading, also for drill in reading. The Story of Ulysses (Cook). Public School Publishing Co. An excellent rendering, sometimes used as a reader. Friends and Helpers (Eddy). Ginn & Co. Stories of animals and birds. Instructive. Hans Andersen Stories. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Tommy-Anne and the Three Hearts (Wright). The Macmillan Co. First Book of Birds (Miller). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Very simple and interesting descriptions and accounts of common birds. Will help to interest the children in nature. The Little Lame Prince. Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co. A story for home reading. The Dog of Flanders. Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Educational Publishing Co. An excellent story for children to read at home or in school. Pathetic. Old Stories of the East (Baldwin). American Book Co. A pleasing treatment of the old Bible stories, not in Bible language. Well written.