Things to Make and Things to Do

434 Pages·1963·48.605 MB·English

by  The Editorial Board of the University Society

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The
Bookshelf
Boys and
for Girls
Prepared under the Supervision of
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
OF THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY
VOLUME V
Things Make and Things Do
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THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY, INC.
Educational Publishers since 1891
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© Copyright, 1963,by The UniversitySociety,Incorporated
In addition to its wealth of new material THE BOOKSHELF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS combines the very best features
of its highly successful predecessors; namely, Boys and Girls Bookshelf, copyright 1912, 1915, 1920; Young Folks Treasury,
copyright 1909, 1917, 1919; Father and Son Library, copyright 1921; Modern Boy Activity, copyright 1921, 1923; The Mother's
Book, copyright 1919; The Child Welfare Manual, copyright 1916; The Home Kindergarten Manual, copyright 1921; Bible
Stories and Character Building, copyright 1915; The Home University Bookshelf, copyright 1927, 1938, 1945; The Bookshelf
for Boys and Girls, copyright 1948, 1955, 1958.
All rights are reserved. Reproduction in any form or part is prohibited unless written
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Manufactured in the U.S.A.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Volume V
Grateful acknowledgement and thanks are extended to the following publishers and authors for permission to reprint
copyrightmaterial.
Doubleday and Company, Inc.—Pages 52, 61-68, 83-87, 127-129, 331-.336. taken from "What To Do Now" by Tina Lee,
illus. by Manning Lee (1946), reprinted by permission of thecopyrightowners.
Hart Publishing Company, Inc.—Pages 200-211 taken from "Teach Me To Cook," by Alice D. Morton, illus. by Doris
Stolberg (1954) pages 378. 382-391, taken from "TheJumbo Fun Book" by Caroline Horowitzand Harold Hart
(1946) pages 32;, 34. 37, 50-51, 57-60, 77-79, 135-137, 347-349, taken from "Forty Rainy-Day Games" by Caroline
Horowit;z with illus. (1949): pages 24, 27, 29, 32-33, 53-56, 67-70, 144-145, taken from "Play-Alone Fun" by
Caroline Horowitz, with illus. (1949); pages 22-25 taken from "Eighty Play Ideas" by Caroline Horowitz, with
illus. (1949); all by permission of the copyright owners.
Alfred A. Knopf. Inc. -Pages 301-304, 313-315, taken from "Let's Make Something" by Harry Zarchy, with illus. (1941):
pages 307-309, with illus., from "Woodworking," by Roger Lewis (1952); and pages 316-330 taken from "Sew-
ing," by Jeanette Zarchy, illus. by Harry Zarchy (1952), reprinted by permission of the copyright owners.
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Random House, Inc. Pages 276-300 taken from "Fun With Your Camera" by Mae and Ira Freeman (19.'>5), by permis-
sion of the copyright owners.
Simon and Schuster, Inc. and ArtistsandWriters Guild, Inc.—Pages337-347 from "McCall'sGiant Golden Make-It Book."
by John Peter, with illus., by Corinne Malvern and Bob Riley (1953), rei)rinted by permission of the copyright
owners and the McCall Corporation.
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Franklin Watts, Inc. Pages 367-377, 379 taken from "The First Book of Magic." by Edward Stoddard, illus. by Robin
King (1953): and pages 267-273, taken from "The First Book Of Puppets." by Moritz Jagendorf, illus. by Jean
Michener (1952), reprinted by permission of the copyright owners,
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THINGS TO MAKE AND THINGS TO DO
H ERK — —
at last is help abundant, expert, and constructive help for all parents driven to
distraction by children's eternal demand. "1>11 me something to do now."
This book, brimful of exciting and instructive ideas, includes so great a variety of "things
to make and things to do" that every kind of child is sure to be intrigued by at least some of
them. Here are enough stimulating projects to interest boys and girls of every age from three
or four to the teens. And the best of it is that these projects (whether in the form of games,
sports, puzzles, constructive activities, hobbies, or creative arts and crafts) do far more than
merely keep the children happily occupied. These specific, easy-to-follow directions and graphic
illustrations are designed to train children's minds as well as their fingers, to challenge their
mgenuity, improve their coordination, sharpen their skills, and stimulate their resourcefulness.
What is more, many children who have never before been interested in reading can be
led into It by an eagerness to find out, from this book, just how to play or do or make some-
thing they very much want to play or do or make.
You will be gratified to see how aimless, restless, or destructive children, engrossed in these
activities can become creative and constructive. With a book like this to inspire them, many
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children are fired with ambition to become craftsmen, of one kind or another mechanics, cooks,
dressmakers, painters, photographers, sportsmen, builders, engineers.
1 he Table of Contents will show you the book's abundance and its variety of entertaining
and educational occupations for boys and girls. These range from Things for Little Ones to
Play with by Themselves. Things to Make out of Odds and Ends. Fun with Crayons, Dolls.
Gifts, Games. Pictures. Paper Crafts, Collections, Animal Companions. Modeling, Drawing.
Painting, Kite Flying, and Fishing to such enterprises for older children as Gardening. Cook-
ing. Sewing and Knitting. Printing. Photography, Carpentry. Magic. Puzzles and Jokes. Writ-
ing, and many, many more.
Rosemary Nicolais, author and editor, has a sensitive understanding of a child's need to
create and construct as well as to think an—d dream. She has had much experience in doing
things with her hands as well as her wits experience ranging from editing a magazine of
crafts to working a farm and beautifying a home. She has a feeling for the arts and for growing
things (including children) and she knows that whatever the new-fangled machines can do for
us, there will always be respect for the dignity of work done by skilled hands and honest minds.
Many of the drawings have been made, with mechanical accuracy and a feeling for a child's
need of graphic instruction, by the talented young illustrator, M.axixe Field.
Happy making and happy doing!
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In this Table of Contents, general headings and specific
subjects under each headingare both listed alphabetically.