CHILDREN’S Bookshelf

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 24

CHILDREN’S Bookshelf

Brief Reviews of the Latest Books for Young People.

“The White Man’s Garden,” by Mervyn Skipper. Children who have read “The Meeting Pool,” that fascinating book about the animals of Borneo, will revel in “The White Man’s Garden,” which brings the weird flowers and trees of that magic isle before us. Lavishly illustrated, and ranking with Kipling’s “Jungle Books,” this new contribution to juvenile literature makes an ideal Christmas gift Elkin Mathews is the publisher.

“Seventeen,” a novel of school life, by Alaric Jacob (Methuen’s). This interestin'’- story of school life was written by a schoolboy, and will appeal to parents as well as children. It reveals the friendships and enthusiasms of school life in n manner reallv original. It contains the viewpoint of youth on the subject of youth.

“’There Came a Call,” Tiy Lilian Turner. (Ward, Lock and Co.). Here is another of those delightful tales by one of the most popular writers of girls’ books. The setting of this story Is in Australia, where Elfreda, ,tho heroine, meets with many exciting experiences, Running through the story is a charming romance, which culminates in the heroine’s happiness being assured by au enterprising young journalist. An ideal girl’s book.

“The Gaug on Wheels,” by D. Lindsay Thompson. This is a thrilling story which tells of the adventures of a party of schoolboys who, in a very old car, set out to unmask a gang of forgers. Amidst Australian scenery, the reader is whirled through a serie® of wonderful adventures. A book the average boy won’t be able to resist