WORLD WONDERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)

WORLD WONDERS

AMERICAN'S JOURNEYS A young American whose restless spirit' and unlimited daring have enabled him to bridge the centuries and repeat some of the feats of strength and bravery which are the subject of age-old myths, is Richard Halliburton. His books of travel and adventure are famous, and more recently he has invaded another field of literature, having produced a volume of special interest to children. "A* Book of Marvels" is in no sense a sugar-coated text-book on geography, though it will probably teach its readers, old and young, more geography than they acquired in learning laborious lists of exports, imports, capitals and rivers. Most profusely illustrated with photographs which are works of art, and written in an informal yet highly informative style, it tells of some of-the Wonders of the world, both natural and man-made. Halliburton has travelled so extensively that ho knows the world as the average man knows his native town. Nobody is better able to select places and buildings of outstanding interest, and to describe them. He tells of rivers, lakes, mountains, churches, bridges and temples,- and makes geography so interesting that youthful readers in particular are likely to ask for more.

"A Book of Marvels," by Richard Haili. burton. (Geoffrey Blcs.)