junior boys and girls. This book in brief, concise form gives just the kind of practical help needed by the average young person. Throughout it is illustrated with line drawings. Stephenson, Margaret B., and Ruth L. Millet. 1938 A TEST ON MANNERS FOR JUNIORS. McKnight and McKnight, Bloomington, Illinois. Price 10c or $4.50 per 100. A test intended to help young people of junior high school age check their own knowledge of everyday etiquette. It covers points of conduct or action for the home, at dinner, towards elders, at school, at parties, in camp, on matters of dress, letters, and conversation. (POSTERS) GOOD MANNERS POSTERS. F. A. Owen Publishing Company, Dansville, New York. Set of ten posters for 80c. Most of us are visual minded. People do not always visualize things de- scribed so these posters on correct and incorrect conduct often make a more lasting impression than class discussion. These pictures in turn suggest other situations. Often they stimulate pupils to make other posters for themselves. INTRODUCING FOODS AND NUTRITION Harris, Florence L. 1938 PATTY PANS. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts. Price $2.00. A cook book for beginners. Huseby, Irene B., and Beatrice G. Sylvester. 1940 WE, THE COOKS: A STUDY GUIDE FOR A FIRST COURSE IN FOODS. College Entrance Book Compny, New York. Price 76c. This book is designed to guide the pupil in the beginning foods course. The material is organized on the basis of family needs, while blanks and detachable pages make it convenient for use as a laboratory manual. Kinyon, Kate W. 1937 JUNIOR FOODS (Revised) Benjamin H. Sanborn and Company, Chi- cago. Price $1.16. This is a new edition of the earlier book, Junior Foods and Clothing. New units on how to select utensils for the preparation of food and how to understand and develop skill in the fundamental processes are included. The book endeavors to aid pupils in developing better health attitudes and habits, in selecting their foods more intelligently, in improving their knowledge of the processes carried on in the home, in acquiring skills commensurate with pres- ent need and age of individual. The book purports to contain sufficient material for a year's work in foods. Maltby, Lucy Mary. 1938 IT'S FUN TO COOK. The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Price $2.00. This is a book written for young people. The recipes and menus were chosen not only for their nutritional value, but also because of their appeal to young people's food tastes. Practically all the recipes are inexpensive and make economical use of food mate- rials, time, and effort. The easiest recipes are starred in the index. The material is presented in a narrative form appealing to youth and it capitalizes on their interests and activities. Learn- ing to cook will prove exciting business. Rose, Mary Swartz. 1932 TEACHING NUTRITION TO BOYS AND GIRLS. The Macmillan Company, New York City. Price $2.00. Every year health education is taking a more important place in the elementary school program. Teachers are more and more frequently called upon to assist in planning or teaching home economics in the elementary grades. The nutrition subject mat- ter in this book has been selected with regard to common needs of growing children in American communities and the use of foods which are generally available and economical. The aim has been to drive home the idea that the habitual use of a few important foods as a basis of the diet- ary is a real nutritional safeguard. YOUNG AMERICA'S COOK BOOK. 1938 Compiled by the Home Institute of the New York Tribune, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City. Price $1.75. A cook book that is written espe- cially for young people.