5 DECEMBER 1925, Page 32

EVERY BOY'S OPEN AIR BOOK. By N. Thurston Hopkins. (Cecil

Palmer. Price 6s.)

How to play imaginative games out-of-doors is something well worth teaching. In this very original children's book it is, we think, well taught and charmingly illustrated. " The Great Treasure Island Game " explains how an ordinary little expedition, such as little boys might make alone, can be turned with some make-believe into a delightful adventure. How to play at Robinson Crusoe and how to make a fire out-of-doors are also dwelt upon at length. The book should shqrten many a long afternoon.