Kiwi’s Book Corner

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 154, 25 March 1939, Page 7 (Supplement)

Kiwi’s Book Corner

A Reading List From The Library “Tales of a Chinese Grandmother,” by ■ Frances Carpenter.

“Tales of a Chinese Grandmother” is a beautifully illustrated book that all older boys and girls will enjoy reading. It is the aged grandmother, Lao Lao, of the wealthy Lung family who tells the tales sometimes, on festival occasions, to the assembled Lung family—but more often to her two grandchildren,- Yu Lang and Ah Shung. These stories are all taken from old Chinese folklore and they are presented against the vivid and realistic family life of the Lung household. The illustrations are by Malthe Hasseiriis, a distinguished artist whose hobby is Chinese art.

“Turning Night Into Day,” by M. Ilin

This is the story of how inventors have worked for centuries to give us a brighter and better light at night than in the days of the tallow candles. The author tells of the days before the caudles, when men had bonfires

for lighting; then wooden torches, and then the first smoking oil-lamps. Finally, lie tells of the development, of electricity, and the uses to which it is put in lighting tlie streets as well as the houses. Neon tubes, sodium lamps and other of the most recent discoveries are described.

Boys who are interested m invention will enjoy this inleresling book about the story of lighting.