Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17): Fun and Thought for Little Folk

Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained. BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF A Practical Plan of Character Building COMPLETE IN SEVENTEEN VOLUMES I Fun and Thought for Little Folk II Folk-Lore, Fables, and Fairy Tales III Famous Tales and Nature Stories IV Things to Make and Things to Do V True Stories from Every Land VI Famous Songs and Picture Stories VII Nature and Outdoor Life, Part I VIII Nature and Outdoor Life, Part II IX Earth, Sea, and Sky X Games and Handicraft XI Wonders of Invention XII Marvels of Industry XIII Every Land and its Story XIV Famous Men and Women XV Bookland—Story and Verse, Part I XVI Bookland—Story and Verse, Part II XVII Graded and Classified Index THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INCORPORATED New York MAROONED from a drawing by mabel lucie attwell BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF A Practical Plan of Character Building Little Folks’ Section Prepared Under the Supervision of THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the UNIVERSITY SOCIETY FUN AND THOUGHT FOR LITTLE FOLK THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INCORPORATED New York Copyright, 1920, By THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC. Copyright, 1912, 1915, By THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC. Manufactured in the U. S. A. THE EDITORIAL BOARD of THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC. General Editor : William Byron Forbush, Ph.D., Litt.D. Author of “The Boy Problem” Technical Editor: Music Editor: Herbert Treadwell Wade Winton James Baltzell, A.B., Mus. Bac. Technical Editor of The New International Secretary of The National Academy of Encyclopedia Music Literature Editor: Associate Editor: Rossiter Johnson, Ph.D., LL.D. Daniel Edwin Wheeler Editor of “Little Classics” Editorial Director of the Edison Industries Office Editor: Jennie Ellis Burdick Editor of “The Children’s Own Library” PARTIAL LIST OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS JOSEPH H. ADAMS, HUGO FROELICH AND BONNIE E. SNOW, Editor of Authors of “Harper’s Practical Books for Boys” “Industrial Art” textbooks T. GEORGE ALLEN, JULIA A. GLEASON, Curator of the Oriental Museum, Teacher of Sewing, University of Chicago Cornell University MARY W. ARTOIS, WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS, D.D., L.H.D., Traveler and Writer Lecturer and Author ROGER W. BABSON, ISABEL F. HAPGOOD, Author of “Central America” Author of “Russian Rambles” GRACE GERTRUDE BARDEN, HILDEGARDE HAWTHORNE, Teacher of Domestic Science Author and Critic HARRY K. BEASLEY, ROSE HENDERSON, Electrical Engineer and Author Biographer and Travel Writer C. S. BRAININ, Ph.D., HENRY WALTON JONES, Professor of Astronomy, Fact Articles Columbia University M. ALSTON BUCKLEY, GRACE LEE KNELL, Retold Tales and Fact Articles Teacher of Manual Training,