(1) The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore (2) White's Selborne for Boys and Girls

Abstract

(1) ONE of the most interesting and informative boy's books we have read. It discusses all manner of subjects likely to touch upon woodcraft, and that in a summary and practical fashion which gives a business-like touch to its instructions and comments. The principles of scouting, the Indian way, its ceremonies and disciplines, signalling, handcraft stunts and makeshifts, the wild life of the woods, tracking animals, the summer camp, and so on; from every angle the open-air movement is looked upon and guided by hints gained through long experience. Five hundred drawings by the author illustrate the text, and though the work is founded upon an American basis, most of its tips are applicable to scouting in Great Britain, and the remainder are well worth knowing about in any case.

(1) The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore.

By Ernest Thompson Seton. Pp. xxiii + 567. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1927.) 7s. 6d. net.

(2) White's Selborne for Boys and Girls.

Edited by Marcus Woodward. With reproductions of Bewick's Woodcuts. Pp. xvi + 308 + 8 plates. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, n.d.) 7s. 6d. net.