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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 6, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vivid and accurate North for adventure by Richard. Tale deals with his first two at s. Lambert 205 pp., Toronto me-1 tempts and his third and Success Clelland and Stewart limited. Is a worthy successor to or. Lambert s biography Arenture Franklin of the arc which won him the governor general s award for juvenile books. The hero of North for adventure is Samuel Herne and the Musson Musson Ful journey across the Barren lands. Or. Lambert s hero is no shadowy history Book character. Young Sam Herne an sex Sailor trying to make his Way with the Hudson s Bay company is attached to fort Prince of Wales on Hudson Bay near the present site of Churchill. The life of the fort and Trade with the indians is described through Sam s eyes. The incredible hardships he endured on the treks through uncharted. Uninhabited country the uneasy dealings with the different tribes of indians Many of whom had never before seen a White Man the triumphant return of the travel worn party to the fort Are All shared by the Reader. The indians of North for adventure Are real human beings. Descriptions their habits their Hunting and fishing methods Are vivid and accurate. Brief glimpses of the eskimos Are foretaste of what was to happen in later years to these unhappy people. Based on the journal of Samuel Herne or. Lambert s biography is set against the authentic Back ground of North for Canadian history. Adventure is a Wel Bankhead come addition to the Library of ithe Young student of our Early his c k. M o z o o on stage and off in a new York London and Holly Wood Tallulah has played to the Hilt her most spectacular Here at last is the whole including her own hilarious answers to those colourful rumours about her private life. Aral the Musson Book company Ltd. Z Musson Musson Musson of look Kari by Anna Ryvkin Brick and Elly Jannot 44 pp., the Macmillan i co. Of Canada. Poor but honest1 setting of life among Laplander is the theme for five year Olds or a younger in this 44-Page Book of o affectionate photographs and simple z script. I photographs Here Tell the Story. They Are artistically done and the Tot on Mother s knee should de a Good Deal of fascination from the life of someone his own own age but situated strange land. In a very Winnipeg free press saturday. December 6, 1952 books for Young people on the hockey rinks of Winnipeg scrubs on skates by seem Young 21 pp., Toronto Mcclelland and Stewart limited. Would be a Good Book even if its action weren t Cen tred in Winnipeg and even if it dealt with a sport other than hockey. As it is Winni Eggers in general and past and present hoc key players in particular will find the Book doubly enjoyable. It is written with All the Fine craftsmanship that has made Scott Young one of our most popular Young Canadian writers. He tells his Story Well and has Given it just the exact measure of suspense and drama necessary to keep the Reader s unflagging attention from be ginning to end. But there is More than Mere professional competence in the writing of this Book. Or. Young who grew up Here and whose first journalistic Job was on the sports staff of this newspaper has also brought 1o his task a real love of this City its people and the heartening spirit of racial Toler Ance that runs through All branches of its Amateur sport. His Central character is Pete Gordon Star Centre of the Danie w. H. M. Mac High school hockey team who is transferred by an unsympathetic Winnipeg school Board to North West High a new school without tradition and without much in the Way of hockey material. Dogged determination the Transfer is a sore disappoint ment to Pete and his spiritless hockey shows it. How he recovers his fire and How his skill and the dogged determination of his team mates eventually to produce a fighting winning team form the basis of the Story. Local color is Here in abundance. Apart from Northwest which to obviously Isaac Newton All the other schools go into the Book without pseudonym Kelvin Gor Don Bell and the rest. The amphitheatre its manager and its vet eran hockey timekeeper Are there Loo and so is one of the City s sports writers. The hockey games Are superbly reported by one who was always Able to catch the full flavor the intense action and the dynamic interplay of human emotions that Are part and parcel of the game. And the dressing room scenes both before and after the this piece of sense is bout games Are so real that you Ca almost smell the liniment an sweaty underclothes. From his Early sports reporting Days the author is also Able to bring a great truth into his Story and that is that team sports Are among the Best equalizers there Are. There is just enough solemn nonsense Squirrel hotel by William Peneda teis 41 up. Toronto the Macmil i Ian company of Canada Ltd. Solemn non g bound to Delight even the most unimaginative child. S the Story of a hidden hotel built especially for the Comfort of Squir z res is told by a former toy shop 8 owner who has thought of every thing for the pleasure of his Little i friends. Electric lights running water even an escalator Are among the modern conveniences of Squirrel hotel. The Benefactor by the Way makes his living by conducting an Page 15, orchestra manned by Bee musicians with fireflies providing foot lights for his stage a. K. Musson Musson Musson tote glitter 1 and the Gou of this in the wicked Between its Book Sand flights of action to leave the Young Reader with a worthwhile lesson in racial Toler Ance As Well As with the pleasure that comes from Reading a Well told Story. If a Parent is looking for a Good Christmas Book for a teen age son he could not do better than scrubs on skates. Big top and Little Folk Tim , circus boy by rom did when he heard the rap tap Nedman 21 pp., Hall Nilly tenn., tap rap a tap tap. Tim followed All Abinadan cok Tebary. Rags the the Way to the circus Field and fire House 006 if Fli Tabern mor there he saw leopards Bear cubs ton 44 up. Winston co. Linda and the in seals monkeys and a big elephant suddenly Tim remembered h i s Mother did not know where he Back Home. This Book with its coloured pictures Delight the tiny houses Little White foot by Berta and a an intimate biography of Lloyd c. Douglas by Virginia Douglas Dawson Iod Betty Douglas Wilson Price Thomas Allen limited Canadian Short stories edited by Robert Weaver and Helen James a cure in Quebec City decides to move a Ith the times in Alec cat farm boy pursues an old legend. A consulting wife goes to her first convention another wife laces tragedy in Northern Quebec. An axeman on the Pacific coast is put off his stroke by a Partridge on the cracking ice i t l i of a new Brunswick River a Lack Nichols Hast la decision a life. These Are some the crises of character and situation on which the Twenty four stories in this collection Are built highly individual in subject and style they Combine effectively not Only to embody the vitality and maturity of current Canadian writing but make up a vivid picture of modern Canadian life in All its variety. The authors include Ethel Wilson Roger Lemelin Ted Allan and Hugh Garner. At your bookseller University press Oxford Winston s Christmas Book selections the Winston dictionary the handiest Moit com plete desk sized dictionary Ever published. Defines words and Tablet of weights measures 16-Page world in 3 co burs. Your Church and you what the c a Voreh its growth Ond in Community today As explained by Blihor Corion. Your Bible and you a concise expo Ilion of the books of Bible their character Ond Contenti based on the King Comet version. Inspirational Reading. Mennonite Community Cook Book mar Over 1 00 recipes for the kind of food Mother used to illustrated with colourful drawings and full Colour photo graphs. Cd Ibitson Post court bidding for Bridge , he i the authoritative Book on Point count bidding by he l leading Cord expert Ely Cuibertson. Lbs Pickett s secret for Oges 4 to 8 Story of a magical baby is who Young list Nero. Lonesome sorrel worm and human Story of How a the of o City bred boy. Summer in them Chis an absorbing for two Egton of a ton and daughter who torn trough Monty for in important trip. Rags the dog Ages 6 to 3-Story of o lovable Mongrel Mascot who a hero to cop1 ure the hearts of Trail North 70 an exciting Story of the Yukon rugged adventure for teen Ogeni. The last fort Corfi worst Ideal for Leen Agen the Story of an exciting and dangerous trek from Quebec in Worth of free at your Bookstore John c Winston co. Limited to Tonto ont Muo Elmer Hader Toronto the co. Mong the books for the Lour to six year o 1 a there Are few with such artistic appealing illustrations As Little White foot. The Story deals with a Field mouse s trials in providing a Safe Home for his family. There Are Many enemies. There Are the humans or. And mrs. Mag i n t a there is the inquisitive Black Crow and worst of All there is Snow Ball the Mcginty s cat. The fanciest Home Little White foot finds is a doll s House in the Mcginty attic a wonderfully exciting place for a mouse family. But the Pitter Patter of Little mice s feet spells trouble and the family must move again. Certainly papa mouse will gain the love of any Little girl or boy and the fascinating color and Black and decor ate the pages will add infinitely to the child s enjoyment. . Musson Musson Musson h u Toronto the John c. Diane by c. W. An Mon 45 up Toronto the Mot Millan co. Of can drawn by the sound of the rags the firehouse dog was a big drum to follow the circus shaggy Brown and White dog the band that is what Tim Tomms n Linda in Linda and the indians by c. W. Anderson Tell me a Story Mascot of the fire station. When Ever engine no. 20 was called to a fire rags jumped up on to the front seat and As the engine raced along rags was so excited that her ears happen and her red Tongue Hung out. There is the action of the fire engine clanging to the fire and the youngsters will be full of pleasure As they hear what happened to make rags a heroine and get her. Pictures in the newspapers. The pictures which accompany the Story will add to the enjoyment. Linda and the indians is these cond in a series of Linda stories. This one tells How when Linda and her Pony Daisy were playing in Dian they ran into an unexpected adventure. The Story is illustrated with full Page pictures. These three books would be suit Able for six to eight year Olds. Yukon mystery Trail North to danger by Joseph h. Gage 215 Toronto the John brother Dusty feet by Rosemary tale begins in a Small i american town and takes teen age Steve and his mineralogist father to an isolated min no Camp in the Yukon to search for Steve s Uncle who has disappeared. Uncle Paul is also a mineralogist and his last letter stated be was hot on the Trail of some thing big. In the course of the search they experience adventuresome and exciting situations. Racketeers take up their Trail and the plot builds up into a Story packed with enough mystery and suspense to Appeal to the teen age Reader. The style is in keeping with the theme with the plot More grip Ping As it progresses. This Book is a Good gift Choice for any teen age boy reasonably interested in tales of the North or belter than average thrillers. All tin trod. Stert Protu Canol big Huntor x by j. A. Hunter Hunter by name and by profession Dean of the Kenya _ trite Hunters the author has e survived a string of adventures unequalled in Story or fact. He j describes Many of them in this breath taking Book made completely authentic by his de e tailed knowledge of big game k and tribal life. 16 pages of j illustrations. F i i flu Musson Book company Iti Musson Musson Musson Wigod fun Ned it that Way to Carolyn Edna matter 24 pp., hath. Tenn., the Story of Christmas to Othor int i. Bamfield and Margaret w. Tarrant 32 pp., Toronto Clarke 6 co. Ltd. Timothy s twelve months by Joyce Boyle 94 pp., Nashville tenn., Abingdon Cokesbury. Tommy on and Tommy two by Tom Cowan 71 pp., Toronto. I years. Canada s governors general 1867-1952 by John Cowan who foreword by k. C. Well a. C.m.g., . Firmer principal Queen s us Vertily a series of biographical Katchm of our governors general from lord Monel to lord Alexnder illustrated with 86 photographs of the Kings and Queens they represented the governors general and their consorts fathers of confederation and prime ministers and Many other illustrations of incidents during the term of respective representatives of the Crown at Ottawa. This honk can he up Cardell As a really Superior Nicl to the bettering of the social and individual life of can Ada. With the a Cubert a lawyer and the skill of a Littera eur. Or. Cowan has Civen us the biographies of Iho illustrious British statesmen who have represented the severe sovereigns of our Empire and Commonwealth that p. M. Macdonald. . In these pages the Reader will find a great record of Public service. The tale has been Well r. C. Wallace looks Tlle t3m York publishing. Company s31 syst Tutt Merwim Thomas Allen limited. N answer to Bobbie s wonder Ings about god and his world his Mother explains simply and beautifully in rhythmic lines that the rain the wind the Sun Shine the dark the people and Bobbie himself Are All p a r t of god s plan. God planned it that Way is an exquisitely pictured Little Book which will bring to Small children an awareness of the world around them and the god who made the world. Suitable for three to five year Olds. The Bible Story of the birth of Jesus the appearance of the an gels to the shepherds the visit of the magi the flight into Egypt and the return to Nazareth is Here told in pictures by Margaret w. Tarrant and in words by Katharne b. Bamfield for the four to six year Olds. Timothy s twelve months gives a Story for each month of the year telling what Timothy did that month such As a trip on the sketches As Well ferry boat the five year old birth Day party and his first Day at kindergarten. The pages arc Doi Ted with Little pictures. Small Chil Dren will enjoy having these Short stories read to them. The Little verses written by Tom my one Tom Cowan to Pommy two his Small son will Delight Small children As will the draw Ings which accompany the verses. Suitable for children of four to six -l.y. Young heroes Twenty and to Hattiet Bishop 76 pp., Tranfo the Moc. Millan co. Of Canada. It wis tale of nazi villains and Twenty children who protect ten Little jewish refugees is very pleasantly done and designed to please adults As Well As younger readers in the 10 to 14 years age bracket. Mrs. Bishop writing with a Good blend of idealism and realism has taken a True Story told her by a teacher in a French school and de j eloped it to a Point where Young listeners can very easily fit them Sevres into the heroic roles. The author has t forgotten the i attraction of telling the Story with1 ii Are he Chuckie same new adventures of the lovable priest end his perpetual Joriu with common Iii. Then cond Don comillo u m Good As the fir John Barkham saturday Don Camillo and his flock by Giovanni go Oresti author Thi Lieut world of Don Camilio once More Don Camiolo the Triumph of right Over wrong. How wonderfully delightful to read such a Happy Book a Hook with a heart. A Book full of Faith in men of Good will. 6ivc a Book this Christmas a Mcleod Book illustration by Georgia Middlebrook in Timothy s twelve months from a master s pen our exploits at West Welty to Zience. Certainly Hardy s n a m e Homos Hardy 110 up. Toronto Otford uni Lenity fans. On november 5th, 1883, Mas Hardy sent off a manuscript to the then popular american Magazine youth s compan it was not used until no vember 1892, when it ran in ser Ial form in a related american Magazine the now 60 years later it has been published As a Book for boys. West Poley is a very Small eng a Lish Village. Tie characters in the tale Are few the two boys whose of venture it is an angry Miller his apprentice and the Man who brings to mind no such audience. Written at a time when the products of his pen this quaint Story of the adventures of two boys in the me dip Hills in Somersetshire is a reminder of his novel under the Greenwood which has been likened to a Rural painting of the dutch . In Art Competition the Wildenstein Art gallery new York has awarded if lied with nature. The course a. Little Stream and the daily life of another Village Are affected by a discovery the boys made while exploring the nearby the so Lution to the string of events which their discovery touched Oft makes an enjoyable Yam. Or. Richard l. Purdy in the introduction to this Story remarks that it was Only Ter Ioui prizes in its second International hallmark Art contest. I Anton Refregier u.s., won the first prize of Willi Hartung Switzerland the second prize 500 Mari Massimiani Italy third prize and Jean Marie car Stumpt to capture a Youthful a Zou France fourth prize s500. Ninety six other prizes six of thirty of and sixty of were awarded. Hall Brothers Greet com iting Petit s card firm sponsored the Ion which had Christmas Campbell s kingdom Hammond Ina i suspense and adventure a this most talked about novel of the Alberta oilfields. Adam Brunskill Thomas Armstrong Rich in Humour and sympathy it held me to the last j. Cronin the struggle for Europe Chitter Wilmot the Belt single volume work on the War in the curve and the Tusk Stuart Cloete a notel of the Jungle and of its Savage echoes in the civilized a Cut of men. I Collins i Clarke Irvin presents a Pilgrim s Progress Beverley Nichols fora merry Christmas i o z Consuelo vanderb1lt Balsan Many great and Colour Ful figures pass in review in this fascinating recreation of a fabulous and vanished world. The author at eighteen be came Duchess of Marl Borough and mistress of Blenheim Palace. She recalls those and later happier years in Amus ing candid and authentic detail. 32 pages of illustrations. 194.30 8 s 11 Musson look company Ltd. O Musson Musson Musson a Supero portrait of our Young Queen by Crawlie Queen Elizabeth ii by Marion Crawford As Royal governess for 17 years few people Are better equipped to write of our Young Queen than the famous author of the Little princesses. This Book is even better a revealing portrait of a Young woman who is every Inch a woman and every Inch a Queen. A timely Christmas gift with the Coronation year upon us. Newnes at All booksellers British Book service King Sway House 1068 Broadview ave., Toronto handbook for hosts is the hit of the season. It is absolutely unique a Cook and drink and fun Book to help you banish boredom and be original. It is new and different guaranteed to Delight every Host and hostess. Handsomely printed in two colours on every Page with illustrations and cartoons in Black and White and at ail Book Stokes a Mcleod Book new books at Eaton s for your Christmas shopping list historic houses of Canada by Katherine Hale an account of Canadian historic houses from coast to coast. 4.00 the Tundra world by Theodora a. Nature and adventure in the Arctic barrens by the author of Driftwood Valley 3.50 Newfoundland Holiday by Harry j. Smith. 4.00 escape or die by Paul Brickhill eight hitherto unpublished stories of flying men of the . Escaping society. 3.50 a Choice of Kipling s 16 stories selected from his works the shape of Betty Douglas Wilson and Virginia Douglas the biography of Lloyd c. Douglas written by his daughters 3.50 3.50 the Bruce beckons William Sherwood Flora Fauna history and geography of the Bruce Peninsula. 4.00 Steamboat Frances Parkinson Keyes. Life and love on a Plantation in the romantic South 4.25 the Warner Brace. The author of the Garretson chronicle presents a new novel set against the background of a new England university.4.50 the curve and the Stuart Cloete. A Story of love fear and hardship in the deep forests of Africa. 3.50 the coma Cheros by Paul i. Wellman. A turbulent and exciting novel of Texas in the 1800 s by the author of the Chain. 3.25 Book Section main floor South. 09, ;