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- Trade Winds
  Bennett Cerf
  , pp. 4-7
- Critics in Hobbles and Blinders
  Ben Ray Redman
  , pp. 8-9
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  Eighteen Years of the Twentieth Century (Review)
  Geoffrey Bruun
  , p. 10
  A World History of Our Own Times, Vol. I, by Quincy Howe
  1. A World History of Our Own Times, Vol. I by Quincy Howe
- The Author: Quincy Howe, p. 10
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  Norman Conquest to Magna Charta (Review)
  Garrett Mattingly
  , p. 11
  The Conquerors, by Thomas B. Costain
  1. The Conquerors by Thomas B. Costain
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  100 Years in a Cistercian Monastery (Review)
  Ashley Pettis
  , p. 12
  Burnt Out Incense, by Rev. M. Raymond
  1. Burnt Out Incense by Rev. M. Raymond
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  Odyssey of a Strange Flotilla (Review)
  Samuel Putnam
  , p. 13
  The Islands of Unwisdom, by Robert Graves
  1. The Islands of Unwisdom by Robert Graves
- Literary I.Q., p. 14
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  Moses and Akhnaton (Review)
  Bradford Smith
  , p. 14
  Prince of Egypt, by Dorothy Clarke Wilson
  1. Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson
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  Tortured Coward (Review)
  Morris Bishop
  , p. 15
  The Witness, by Jean Bloch-Michel
  1. The Witness by Jean Bloch-Michel
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  Tilley's Tales & Others (2 Reviews)
  Hollis Alpert
  , p. 15
  Fifty-Five Short Stories from the New Yorker,
  1. Fifty-Five Short Stories from the New Yorker
  2. Prize Stories of 1949 by Herschel Brickell
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  An "Idiosyncrasy" of the Master (Review)
  Edwin Clark
  , p. 16
  The Complete Plays of Henry James, by Leon Edel and Henry James
  1. The Complete Plays of Henry James by Leon Edel and Henry James
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  Contemporary Commercial Theatre (Review)
  Richard Watts, Jr.
  , p. 17
  Curtain Calls, by Jack Gaver
  1. Curtain Calls by Jack Gaver
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  Morehouse Here & There (Review)
  Brooks Atkinson
  , p. 17
  Matinee Tomorrow, by Ward Morehouse
  1. Matinee Tomorrow by Ward Morehouse
- Editorial, p. 18
- Letters to the Editor, p. 19
- Book Week, 1949
  Mary Gould Davis
  , p. 20
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  Picture Books Cocolo Comes to America, by Bettina (23 Reviews) , pp. 20-22
  1. Cocolo Comes to America by Bettina
  2. Great-Grandfather in the Honey Tree by Sam Swayne and Zoa Swayne
  3. The Box with Red Wheels by Maud Petersham and Miska Petersham
  4. Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown
  5. Goldie and Yellowhammer by Lincoln Fay Robinson
  6. The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
  7. Little Bruin by Haaken Christensen
  8. Cable Car Joey by Naomi McCabe and Lorin McCabe
  9. Nine Hundred Buckets of Paint by Edna Becker
  10. The Wonderful Poodle by Ilse Bischoff
  11. Tim to the Rescue by Edward Ardizzone
  12. Foxie, the Singing Dog by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
  13. Picnic Woods by Lilian Robertson
  14. The Wild Birthday Cake by Lavinia Davis
  15. Daisy by Dorothy Childs Hogner
  16. Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff
  17. Kiki Dances by Charlotte Steiner
  18. My World by Margaret Wise Brown
  19. Pete, the Crow by Andre Dugo
  20. The Big World and the Little House by Ruth Krauss
  21. Ned and Ed and the Lion by Jan B. Balet
  22. Bonnie Bess, the Weathervane Horse by Alvin R. Tresselt
  23. The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
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  Folklore & Fantasy A Harvest of World Tales, by Milton Rugoff (12 Reviews) , pp. 23-24
  1. A Harvest of World Tales by Milton Rugoff
  2. Once in the First Times by Elizabeth Hough Sechrist
  3. Flossie and Bossie by Eva Le Gallienne
  4. The Little Grey Men by Denys Watkins-Pitchford
  5. When Coyote Walked the Earth by Corinne Running
  6. Pecos Bill by Harold W. Felton
  7. Greek Myths by Olivia E. Coolidge
  8. Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
  9. The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea by Eric Linklater
  10. The Expandable Pig by Elisabeth Babcock
  11. The Magic Firecrackers by Mitchell Dawson
  12. The Extraordinary Education of Johnny Longfoot in His Search for the Magic Hat by Catherine Besterman
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  Stories for Younger Boys and Girls The Hidden Burro, by Delia Goetz (29 Reviews) , pp. 25-27
  1. The Hidden Burro by Delia Goetz
  2. The Secret Valley by Clyde Robert Bulla
  3. The Davenports and Cherry Pie by Alice Dalgliesh
  4. Too Many Cherries by Carl Carmer
  5. The Pennywinks by Electa Clark
  6. Judy-Come-Lately by Ethel Bowyer Martin
  7. The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis
  8. Dig for a Treasure by Dean Marshall
  9. Sand in Her Shoes by Mildred Lawrence
  10. Hurricane Luck by Carl L. Carmer
  11. Mr. Hermit Miser and the Neighborly Pumpkin by Christine Noble Govan
  12. Peggy's Wish by Alletta Jones
  13. The Lost Treasure Box by Helen Rushmore
  14. Our Town Has a Circus by Marie McSwigan
  15. Hurry Back by Lorraine Beim
  16. The Merriweathers by Marjorie Torrey
  17. Davy of the Everglades by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
  18. Lucky Mischief by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn
  19. Between the Four Mountains by Flora L. Bailey
  20. Melindy's Happy Summer by Georgene Faulkner
  21. The Mirrors of Castle Doone by Elisabeth Kyle
  22. Rowena Carey by Ruth Langland Holberg
  23. Sudy and Prill by Ruth Piper
  24. Cotton in My Sack by Lois Lenski
  25. The Dooleys Play Ball by Marion Renick
  26. The Mountain of Adventure by Enid Blyton
  27. Miss Anna Truly by V.H. Drummond
  28. Silver Spurs for Cowboy Boots by Shannon Garst
  29. The Adventure of Tittle-Tom by Ellis Credle
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  Stories for Older Boys and Girls Cadmus Henry, by Walter D. Edmonds (43 Reviews) , pp. 28-31
  1. Cadmus Henry by Walter D. Edmonds
  2. Mystery of the Mooncusser by Eleanore M. Jewett
  3. Boarding School by Regina J. Woody
  4. The Shadow of the Hawk by Geoffrey Trease
  5. The Sword in Sheath by Andre Norton
  6. Apple Tree Cottage by Virginia Frances Voight
  7. Candy by Robb White
  8. Greg Sheridan, Reporter by John E. Bechdolt
  9. Come Be My Love by Lavinia R. Davis
  10. Footprints of the Dragon by Vanya Oakes
  11. Tidewater Valley by Jo Evalyin Lundy
  12. The Black Opal by Dorothy Maywood Bird
  13. Mercy Hicks by Charlotte E. Cobden Jackson
  14. Bob Clifton, Elephant Hunter by Dock Hogue
  15. Young Razzle by John R. Tunis
  16. Smoke Patrol by Montgomery M. Atwater
  17. Jeff White, Young Woodsman by Lew Dietz
  18. Crocodile Crew by Richard Watkins#2
  19. Ticktock and Jim, Deputy Sheriffs by Keith Robertson
  20. The Sunken Forest by Rene Prud'Hommeaux
  21. River Ranch by Doris Gates
  22. The Mystery of the Gulls by Phyllis A. Whitney
  23. The Mysterious Sailor by Felix Riesenberg, Jr.
  24. Escape on Skis by Arthur D. Stapp
  25. Mounty in a Jeep by Thomas Morris Longstreth
  26. By-Line for Josie by Robert Saffron
  27. Wronghand by Geraldine Wyatt
  28. Harlequin Hullabaloo by Dorothy Lyons
  29. Ghost at Garnet Lodge by Frances Duncombe
  30. For a Whole Lifetime by Jessica Lyon
  31. Gabriella by Nancy Hartwell
  32. Punt Formation by Philip Harkins
  33. Prairie Printer by Marjorie Medary
  34. Backboard Magic by Howard M. Brier
  35. The Fighting Southpaw by Richard T. Flood
  36. Johnny King, Quarterback by Jackson V. Scholz
  37. Black Falcon by Armstrong Sperry
  38. Midnight Patriot by Emma L. Patterson
  39. Sarah by Margueritte Harmon Bro
  40. Far West Summer by Emma Atkins Jacobs
  41. The House Under the Hill by Florence Crannell Means
  42. Your Young Life by Marjory Hall
  43. Practically Seventeen by Rosamond Neal Du Jardin
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  Beasts Birds & Insects Back-Seat Driver, by Mabel Louise Robinson (27 Reviews) , pp. 32-33
  1. Back-Seat Driver by Mabel Louise Robinson
  2. A Nose for Trouble by Jim Kjelgaard
  3. Cedar's Boy by Stephen W. Meader
  4. The Drugstore Cat by Ann Petry
  5. Sea Star by Marguerite Henry
  6. The Black Stallion and Satan by Walter Farley
  7. The Phantom Roan by Stephen Holt
  8. Christmas Horse by Glenn Balch
  9. Thunder and Jerry by Janet Rogers Howe
  10. Lance and His First Horse by Jack Holt and Carolyn Coggins
  11. Dogs of Destiny by Fairfax D. Downey
  12. Ranger, a Dog of the Forest Service by S.P. Meek
  13. Septimus the St. Bernard by Ruth M. Collins
  14. Tyke: The Little Mutt by Dorothy K. L'Hommedieu
  15. Kalak of the Ice by Jim Kjelgaard
  16. Caribou Traveler by Harold McCracken
  17. Amazon Adventure by Willard Price
  18. Vison, the Mink by John L. George and Jean George
  19. Snakes by Herbert S. Zim
  20. Maggie: A Mischievous Magpie by Irma Simonton Black
  21. Birds in Your Back Yard by Theodore S. Pettit
  22. The First Book of Bugs by Margaret Williamson
  23. The Thornton W. Burgess Nature Almanac by Phoebe Erickson
  24. What Butterfly Is That? by Anna Pistorius
  25. Animal Weapons by George Frederick Mason
  26. A Pet Book for Boys and Girls by Alfred Powell Morgan
  27. Rodeo by Glen Rounds
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  Poetry Art & Music The Little Whistler, by Frances Frost (7 Reviews) , p. 34
  1. The Little Whistler by Frances Frost
  2. Open the Door by Marion Edey
  3. The Twelve Days of Christmas in Pictures by Ilonka Karasz
  4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
  5. Made in Poland by Louise Llewellyn Jarecka
  6. A Pageant of Dolls by Lesley Gordon
  7. Hullabaloo, and Other Singing Folk Games by Richard Chase
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  Science The First Book of Automobiles, by Campbell Tatham (10 Reviews) , p. 35
  1. The First Book of Automobiles by Campbell Tatham
  2. Big Book of Real Trains by George Zaffo
  3. The Truck Book by Margaret Glover Otto and Stuart Otto
  4. The Story of Our Calendar by Ruth Brindze
  5. The Book of Knowledge Annual, 1949
  6. Experiments with Electricity by Nelson F. Beeler and Franklyn M. Branley
  7. Television Works Like This by Jeanne Bendick and Robert Bendick
  8. The Story of Medicine by Joseph Garland
  9. Five Alarm by John J. Floherty
  10. Shooting the News by John J. Floherty
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  Important People America's Ethan Allen, by Stewart H. Holbrook (13 Reviews) , pp. 36-41
  1. America's Ethan Allen by Stewart H. Holbrook
  2. Soldier of Democracy by Kenneth S. Davis
  3. George Washington by Genevieve Foster
  4. Vinnie Ream and Mr. Lincoln by Freeman H. Hubbard
  5. Young Thack by Jean Gould
  6. Story of Phyllis Wheatley by Shirley Graham
  7. Golden Footlights by Phyllis Wynn Jackson
  8. Bucky O'Neill of Arizona by Jeanette Eaton
  9. Hearts Courageous by William Herman
  10. American Adventure by Broadus Mitchell
  11. Nehru's Story by Shakuntala Masani
  12. Playmaker of Avon by Charles Norman
  13. Straight Furrow by Cornelia Spencer
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  Far & Near The Talking Tree, by Alice Curtis Desmond (23 Reviews) , pp. 42-47
  1. The Talking Tree by Alice Curtis Desmond
  2. The Saracen's Head by Osbert Lancaster
  3. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
  4. Anabel's Windows by Agnes Danforth Hewes
  5. Moro Boy by Lysle Carveth
  6. The Runaway Apprentice by Margery Evernden
  7. The Golden Door by Hertha E. Pauli
  8. For Charlemagne by F. Emerson Andrews
  9. Look Out for the Ostriches! by Jan Juta
  10. Caribbean Caravel by Ruth Bryan Owen
  11. Su Won and Her Wonderful Tree by Virginia Fairfax
  12. Elephant Boy of the Teak Forest by Phyllis Ayer Sowers
  13. Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein
  14. The Last Space Ship by Murray Leinster
  15. Ten American Cities, Then and Now by Nina Brown Baker
  16. The Amazing Journey of David Ingram by Eric P. Kelly
  17. North to the Unknown by Hubert Evans
  18. Adventure on the Potomac by Dorothy Leavitt
  19. Cruise of the Jeannette by Edward Ellsberg
  20. The Story of Virginia by Edna Turpin
  21. Eagle of the Sea by Bruce Grant
  22. Paul Tiber, Forester by Maria Gleit
  23. The Story of Our Time
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  The Bible Ten Days Till Harvest, by Elsie Ball (2 Reviews) , pp. 48-49
  1. Ten Days Till Harvest by Elsie Ball
  2. Moses by Katherine B. Shippen
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  Things to Do Make It and Ride It, by C.J. Maginley (6 Reviews) , p. 50
  1. Make It and Ride It by C.J. Maginley
  2. The Boy's Complete Book of Fresh and Salt Water Fishing by Oliver H.P. Rodman and Edward C. Janes
  3. Fun with Paper Dolls by Tina Lee
  4. Make It and Make It Pay! by Catherine Christopher Roberts
  5. Play with Plants by Millicent E. Selsam
  6. Papercraft by Joseph Leeming
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  New Editions Aesop's Fables, by Thomas James, George Tyler ... (Review) , pp. 50-53
  1. Aesop's Fables by Thomas James, George Tyler Townsend, and Aesop
- Seeing Things
  John Mason Brown
  , pp. 54-57
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  Eternal Bungler (Review)
  Pamela Taylor
  , p. 58
  The Best of Intentions, by Robert Molloy
  1. The Best of Intentions by Robert Molloy
- Literary Crypt, pp. 59-62
- The New Recordings
  Edward Tatnall Canby
  , p. 63
- Double-Crostic No. 815, p. 64
- The Phoenidx Nest
  William Rose Benet
  , pp. 65-68
- Cover Drawing from Life
  Frances O'Brien