Books with title Halls of Fame

This is: MY BOOK HOUSE: Volume Number TWELVE - including the INDEX, HALLS OF FAME. Edited by Olive Beaupre Miller. Published by The Book House for Children, Chicago, copyright 1950. This book measures approx 7 1/4" by 9 3/8". It has a sewn binding and 300 pages. The boards are covered in blue cloth. There is a paste-down paper illustration on the front. The titles appear on the front and on the spine. The end pages are illustrated with images of knights in armor astride horses looking to sea where a Viking Ship is sailing. The tales and fables in this book are accompanied by wonderful art work--much of it is signed by named artists, such as: William Thackeray; Glen Ketchum; Maud-Miska Petersham; Donn P Crane; .... and more. Some illustrations are multi-color others are B&W. This book contains, along with the standards of our culture, some wonderful tales that are not so commonly known, including some from other countries/cultures.

35th printing 1953. My Book House begins with nursery rhymes, which appeal to the very young baby through their rhythm and music long before he can understand words. It is with nursery rhymes that you can first get the baby's attention and train him to listen and concentrate. Through them also and through the stories that follow them, the child is helped to learn words and increase his vocabulary, so by the time he goes to school he has the confidence that comes with the ability to express himself and his ideas. From the nursery rhymes, My Book House progresses through a natural, carefully graded continuity, leading the child gradually from the simplest stories to those that are more complex. This is Volume 12 of the 12 Volume set which also includes the Index.