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The Black Wolf Pack

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by Daniel Carter Beard


  THE BEARD BOOKS FOR BOYS

  _By_ DAN C. BEARD

  THE AMERICAN BOY'S HANDY BOOK. Or, What to Do and How to Do It _Illustrated by the author_

  Gives sports adapted to all seasons of the year, tells boys how to make all kinds of things--boats, traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing-tackle; how to tie knots, splice ropes, to make bird calls, sleds, blow-guns, balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train dogs, and do the thousand and one things that boys take delight in.

  THE OUTDOOR HANDY BOOK. For Playground, Field, and Forest _Illustrated by the author_

  "How to play all sorts of games with marbles, how to make and spin more kinds of tops than most boys ever heard of, how to make the latest things in plain and fancy kites, where to dig bait and how to fish, all about boats and sailing, and a host of other things ... an unmixed delight to any boy."--_New York Tribune._

  THE FIELD AND FOREST HANDY BOOK. Or, New Ideas for Out of Doors _Illustrated by the author_

  "Instructions as to ways to build boats and fire-engines, make aquariums, rafts, and sleds, to camp in a back-yard, etc. No better book of the kind exists."--_Chicago Record-Herald._

  SHELTERS, SHACKS, AND SHANTIES _Illustrated by the author_

  Easily workable directions, accompanied by very full illustration, for over fifty shelters, shacks, and shanties.

  BOAT-BUILDING AND BOATING. A Handy Book for Beginners _Illustrated by the author_

  All that Dan Beard knows and has written about the building of every simple kind of boat, from a raft to a cheap motor-boat, is brought together in this book.

  THE JACK OF ALL TRADES. Or, New Ideas for American Boys _Illustrated by the author_

  "This book is a capital one to give any boy for a present at Christmas, on a birthday, or indeed at any time."--_The Outlook._

  THE BOY PIONEERS. Sons of Daniel Boone _Illustrated by the author_

  "How to become a member of the 'Sons of Daniel Boone' and take part in all the old pioneer games, and many other things in which boys are interested."--_Philadelphia Press._

  THE BLACK WOLF-PACK

  "A genuine thriller of mystery and red-blooded conflicts, well calculated to hold the mind and the heart of its boy and, for that matter, its adult reader."--_Philadelphia North American._

  THE BEARD BOOKS FOR GIRLS

  _By_ LINA BEARD _and_ ADELIA B. BEARD

  THE AMERICAN GIRL'S HANDY BOOK. How to Amuse Yourself and Others

  _With nearly 500 illustrations_

  "It is a treasure which, once possessed, no practical girl would willingly part with."--GRACE GREENWOOD.

  THINGS WORTH DOING AND HOW TO DO THEM

  _With some 600 drawings by the authors that show exactly how they should be done_

  "The book will tell you how to do nearly anything that any live girl really wants to do."--_The World To-day._

  HANDICRAFT AND RECREATION FOR GIRLS

  _With over 700 illustrations by the authors_

  "It teaches how to make serviceable and useful things of all kinds out of every kind of material. It also tells how to play and how to make things to play with."--_Chicago Evening Post._

  WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE AND DO. New Ideas for Work and Play

  _With more than 300 illustrations by the authors_

  "It would be a dull girl who could not make herself busy and happy following its precepts.... A most inspiring book for an active-minded girl."--_Chicago Record-Herald._

  ON THE TRAIL

  _Illustrated by the authors_

  This volume tells how a girl can live outdoors, camping in the woods, and learning to know its wild inhabitants.

  MOTHER NATURE'S TOY SHOP

  _Profusely illustrated by the authors_

  How children can make toys easily and economically from wild flowers, grasses, green leaves, seed-vessels, fruits, etc.

  LITTLE FOLKS' HANDY BOOK

  _With many illustrations_

  Contains a wealth of devices for entertaining children by means of paper building-cards, wooden berry-baskets, straw and paper furniture, paper jewelry, etc.

  CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NEW YORK

 


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