Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout
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BOOKS FOR YOUNG FOLKS
THE DOGS OF BOYTOWN
By WALTER A. DYER
_Author of "Pierrot, Dog of Belgium," etc._ _Illustrated. $1.50 net_
_New York Sun_: "It takes the cake--in this case, of course, a dog biscuit.... It is the most unusual book of its kind.... Dyer enters a new field for boys ... all boys will want to know about Dogs--their ways and habits, their histories and origins.... Threaded through this wonderful textbook on dogs is the story of adventures of two boys ... shows the reader where to find out about everything from bench shows and the care of puppies to fleas...."
THE FIVE BABBITTS AT BONNYACRES
By WALTER A. DYER
_Illustrated, by J. O. Chapin. $1.50 net_
A back-to-the-farm story for young folks based on actual experience. The farm problems and results are such as could actually occur on thousands of American farms.
MAGIC PICTURES OF THE LONG AGO
By ANNA CURTIS CHANDLER
_With some forty illustrations. $1.30 net_
Each recounts the youth and something of the later life of some striking character in art, history, or literature, and is made very vivid by reproductions of famous pictures, etc.
BLUE HERON COVE
By FANNIE LEE MCKINNEY
_Author of "Nora-Square-Accounts."_
_Illustrated. $1.35 net_
Tells how Blue Heron Island and its seafaring folks change "a little German countess in white satin" into "a real, authentic American girl."
THE GUN BOOK
By THOMAS H. MCKEE
_Profusely illustrated. $1.60 net_
A book about guns for boys of all ages. The history is accurate; boys will remember the anecdotes; and the technical parts are sensibly adapted to show "just how it works."
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK