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Vol. 7 No. 5 of The Storybook Home Journal
Swallows and Amazons
What's in this issue?
That Could Not Be Left Behind the Decorating article
Decorating with the mood of a summer home in mind. Includes suggestions for efficient yet tasteful storage.
The Treasure Seekers (That's You And Me) the Hearth article
Instructions for creating a treasure map, using construction paper, pen and ink, and pastels and chalk. Includes 21 map symbols. In his introduction to the project, Al briefly recalls the importance of coming into contact with true genius as a child.
With A Little Help From The Natives the Kitchen article
Five beginner recipes that serve as cooking lessons involving children. Recipes include chilled-fruit soup, oyster shell sandwich breads or seed cakes, egg salad, and ginger-nuts.
We Ought To Sing the Music article
Sheet music for piano arrangement of Spanish Ladies. Includes a listening list of sea-inspired classical works by 20th century British composers.
The Heather-Covered Slopes the Garden article
Suggestions for incorporating heather into home gardens. Discusses six varieties of heather.
Even If It Was Perfectly Dark the Workshop article
Instructions for creating a copper candle-lantern with leaded-glass panels.
Arthur Ransome the Bookshelf article
Biographical sketch of Arthur Ransome. Includes a list of the books in the Swallows and Amazons series.
Best Frocked the Looking Glass article
Inspiration for bringing back the idea of outfitting, as part of creating a child's wardrobe. Includes hairstyle ideas reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s.
Living Richly Without Being Rich the Attic article
Wooden trays for storage. Nesting bowls. Impromptu hurricane lamp. Virtual travel.
Governors, Guests, And Secrecy the Writer's Garret article
The diary of Leornian Feldham's voyage to South Carolina and the Caribee Islands, part 4.
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The Boxwood Folios, currently consisting of a single volume, introduces the lytfolc whose world exists alongside the world of the greátfolc; however, the two peoples do not interact... Read more »
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By Al R. Young Reviewed by Nancy Young
Arthur Ransome's 1930s Swallows and Amazons series is really less a group of novels, and more a multi-volumed set of instructions on how to properly conduct summer (and occasionally winter) vacations.
These British get-inside-a-kid's-head books span both genders, and, although sometimes bogged-down in tedious detail, are full of innocent childhood independence, adventure, and wit. Think of them as a cerebral, and lengthy, Boxcar Children series... Read more »
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By Al R. Young The Swallows and Amazons issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios. This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - That Could Not Be Left Behind (2 pages)Hearth - The Treasure Seekers (That's You And Me) (1 page)Kitchen - With A Little Help From The Natives (2 pages)Music - We Ought To Sing (2 pages)Garden - The Heather-Covered Slopes (1 page)Workshops - Even If It Was Perfectly Dark (3 pages)Bookshelf - Arthur Ransome (4 pages)Glass - Best Frocked (1 page)Attic - Living Richly Without Being Rich (1 page)Garret - Governors, Guests, And Secrecy (4 pages)Swallows and Amazons is the 47th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »
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