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For Children

_| HE, following books, recommended for children by the Broadcasts to Schools and Children’s Programme Department of the NZBS, are listed under the suitable age groups, with the exception of the first two books. It is not possible to classify these. They will appeal to children of varying maturity and to older people as well. ROUGH WATER, by Roland Pertwee; Oxford University Press. English price, 8/6. [HE boys who first appeared in The Islanders continue their adventurous midsummer holiday. The exciterhent of their meeting with a convict, and subsequent encounters, are thrilling reading of the accepted type; but skilfully interwoven is the story of their living "off the land." The description of the frst catch of salmon by Pat and Toby in a co-operative effort should help to inter. est more people in rod and line fishing.

DR. DOOLITTLE AND THE GREEN CANARY, written and illustrated by Hugh Lofting; Jonathan Cape. English price, 9/6. \ RITTEN just before Hugh Lofting’s death, this story, one of the author’s longest and best, will be read with joy by lovers of Doolittle. THIRTEEN AND OVER CHEMISTRY TODAY, by Arnold Alcott and H. S. Bolton; FLIGHT TODAY, by J. L. Nayler and E. Ower; RAILWAYS TODAY, by J. L. Williamson. (All published by the Oxford University Press. English price, 7/6.) ‘THREE books from the Pageant of Progress series. The letterpress is interesting and the books well illustrated: with diagrams and photographs. EIGHT TO ELEVEN THE STRAWBERRY GIRL, written and illustrated by Lois Lenski; Oxford University Press. English price, 10/6. | OIS LENSKI’S picture books, The Baby Car, etc., are well known to small children. In The Strawberry Girl she tells the story of Birdie Boyer (10 years old) who lives in the back country of Florida. The Strawberry Girl was awarded the Newbery Medal for the most outstanding children’s book of 1946.* : SEVEN TO NINE THE FLOWERED DONKEY, by Margaret McKay, illustrated by Kurt Wiese; Faber and Faber. English price, 8/6. FIVE TO SEVEN PICTURE BOOK OF CATS, by Wanda Gag; Faber and Faber. English price, 4/6. PETER AND THE WOLF, by Sergei Prokofief, illustrated by Alan Howard; Faber and Faber, English price, 8/6. TIM AND CHARLOTTE, by Edward .Ardizzone; Oxford University Press. English price, 8/6.

*The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most outstanding children’s book of the year.

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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 660, 29 February 1952, Page 14

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For Children New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 660, 29 February 1952, Page 14

For Children New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 660, 29 February 1952, Page 14

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