Chapter V: Part 5

May we not give our little ones an opportunity to step across the threshold of the present into that great silence which begins life and also ends it, and which is melodious for those who are trained to listen?

THE END

By DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Author of _The Squirrel-Cage_, _Hillsboro People_, etc.

A MONTESSORI MOTHER

_Illustrated, 8th printing, $1.25 net_

This authoritative book, by a trained writer who has been most intimately associated with Dr. Montessori, tells just what American mothers, and most teachers, want to know about this system.

A simple, untechnical account of the apparatus, the method of its application, and a clear statement of the principles underlying its use.

“Fascinating reading and likely to be the most interesting
to the average mother of all the many books on the
subject.”—_Primary Plans._

“What would I not give to have had at the beginning of
my children’s upbringing such a guide to the fundamental
principles underlying their best growth and development.”—MRS.
ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE in _La Follette’s Magazine_.

MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

_Just ready, $1.25 net_

After the publication of _A Montessori Mother_ two years ago, Mrs. Fisher was overwhelmed with personal letters from all over the country asking special advice. _Mothers and Children_, running along its easy, half-humorous way, answers all these questions and gives the clue to the answer of ten thousand more.

“The Tarnishing Eye of Relations” is the title of one chapter. Some other chapters are “The Sliding Scale for Obedience”; “A New Profession for Women: Question Answerer”; “When I Am a Grandmother”; “Nurse or Mother”; “Mothers-by-Chance and Mothers-by-Choice.”

“A book of help for the most complicated and important
enterprise in the world—the rearing of children. It gives
the wisdom of an expert in the language of a friend ‘just
talking.’”—_New York Evening Post._

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
34 WEST 33RD STREET (11’14) NEW YORK

BOOKS ON AND OF SCHOOL PLAYS

By Constance D’Arcy Mackay

HOW TO PRODUCE CHILDREN’S PLAYS

The author is a recognized authority on the production of plays and pageants in the public schools, and combines enthusiastic sympathy with sound, practical instructions. She tells both how to inspire and care for the young actor, how to make costumes, properties, scenery, where to find designs for them, what music to use, etc., etc. She prefaces it all with an interesting historical sketch of the plays-for-children movement, includes elaborate detailed analyses of performances of Browning’s _Pied Piper_ and Rosetti’s _Pageant of the Months_, and concludes with numerous valuable analytical lists of plays for various grades and occasions.

$1.20 net (Feb., 1914).

PATRIOTIC PLAYS AND PAGEANTS

PAGEANT OF PATRIOTISM (Outdoor and Indoor Versions):—Princess Pocahontas, Pilgrim Interlude, Ferry Farm Episode, *George Washington’s Fortune, *Daniel Boone: Patriot, Benjamin Franklin Episode, Lincoln Episode, Final Tableau.

HAWTHORNE PAGEANT (for Outdoor or Indoor Production):—Chorus of Spirits of the Old Manse, Prologue by the Muse of Hawthorne, In Witchcraft Days, Dance Interlude, Merrymount, etc.

The portions marked with a star (*) are one-act plays suitable for separate performance. There are full directions for simple costumes, scenes, and staging. 12mo. $1.35 net.

THE HOUSE OF THE HEART

Short plays in verse for children of fourteen or younger:—“The House of the Heart” (Morality Play)—“The Enchanted Garden” (Flower Play)—“A Little Pilgrim’s Progress” (Morality Play)—“A Pageant of Hours” (To be given Out of Doors)—“On Christmas Eve.” “The Princess and the Pixies.” “The Christmas Guest” (Miracle Play.), etc. $1.10 net.

“An addition to child drama which has been sorely
needed.”—_Boston Transcript._

THE SILVER THREAD

AND OTHER FOLK PLAYS. “The Silver Thread” (Cornish); “The Forest Spring” (Italian); “The Foam Maiden” (Celtic); “Troll Magic” (Norwegian); “The Three Wishes” (French); “A Brewing of Brains” (English); “Siegfried” (German); “The Snow Witch” (Russian). $1.10 net.

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

_BOOKS TO MAKE ELDERS YOUNG AGAIN_

By INEZ HAYNES GILLMORE

PHOEBE AND ERNEST

With 30 illustrations by R. F. SCHABELITZ. $1.35 net.

Parents will recognize themselves in the story, and laugh understandingly with, and sometimes at, Mr. and Mrs. Martin and their children, Phoebe and Ernest.

“Attracted delighted attention in the course of its serial
publication. Sentiment and humor are deftly mingled in this
clever book.”—_New York Tribune._

“We must go back to Louisa Alcott for their equals.”—_Boston
Advertiser._

“For young and old alike we know of no more refreshing
story.”—_New York Evening Post._

PHOEBE, ERNEST, AND CUPID

Illustrated by R. F. SCHABELITZ. $1.35 net.

In this sequel to the popular “Phoebe and Ernest,” each of these delightful young folk goes to the altar.

“To all jaded readers of problem novels, to all weary wayfarers
on the rocky literary road of social pessimism and domestic
woe, we recommend ‘Phoebe, Ernest, and Cupid’ with all our
hearts: it is not only cheerful, it’s true.”—_N. Y. Times
Review._

“Wholesome, merry, absolutely true to life.”—_The Outlook._

“All delicious—humorous and true.”—_The Continent._

“Irresistibly fascinating. Mrs. Gillmore knows twice as
much about college boys as ——, and five times as much about
girls.”—_Boston Globe._

JANEY

Illustrated by ADA C. WILLIAMSON. $1.25 net.

“Being the record of a short interval in the journey thru life and the struggle with society of a little girl of nine.”

“Our hearts were captive to ‘Phoebe and Ernest,’ and now
accept ‘Janey.’ … She is so engaging. … Told so vivaciously
and with such good-natured and pungent asides for grown
people.”—_Outlook._

“Depicts youthful human nature as one who knows and loves it.
Her ‘Phoebe and Ernest’ studies are deservedly popular, and
now, in ‘Janey,’ this clever writer has accomplished an equally
charming portrait.”—_Chicago Record-Herald._

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

End of Project Gutenberg's Montessori children, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey