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The Book That Has Value In The Lower Forms Of

secondary schools not infrequently would be found useful in elementary schools. Blackwell's Histories, above mentioned, and the three publications last named are eminently......

Some Educational Books

Tux fact that the Empire Marketing Board (2 Queen Anne's Gate Buildings, Dartmouth Street, S.W. 1) is prepared, on the application of a head-master or head-mistress, to enter a......

The Medicis' Wives

The Women of the Medici. By Yvonne Maguire, M.A. Illus- trated. (Routledge. 12s. 6d.). IT would perhaps have been better if this scholarly and living footnote to history had......

. Experienced Language Masters -who Use The Direct Method...

find it worth while to inspect German Free Composition, by Mr. A. M. Hayes (Dent, 2s. fld.). The League of Nations and kindred topics are included in the subject-matter of the......

Books Of A Series, Histories, By Mr. C. H. K.

Marten s of Eton, and Mr. E. H. Carter (Blackwell, 2s.) are so unusually good as to outdistance all else of the kind for the juniors on the market. This series, whilst not......

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Useful additions to School Libraries can be found in Episodes from Battles with Giant Fish; by Mr. F. A. Mitchell Hedges (Harrap, ls. 6t1.)—an exciting narrative ; Tales of......