26 JUNE 1920, Page 25

The Isle of Treasures. By Margaret Gale. (London Mis- sionary

Society.)—This little book is intended to interest children in the missions in Madagascar. It deserves a friendly word because the author has departed entirely from the ordinary conventional lines, and has tried to describe the life of Malagasy children, and to retell some of the legends with which they are familiar. Here and there she introduces some of the experiences of the missionaries, but she is primarily concerned with the young people among whom they worked. The book is illustrated with photographs and sketches.