Books: Master Darrow on Mr. Kieran

For a review of Nature Notes by Radioman John Kieran (Information, Please), the Chicago Daily News called on eight-year-old Radiomoppet Gerard Darrow (Quiz Kids). Reviewer Darrow, a naturalist himself, called in his stenographer and dictated the book review of the week. Excerpts:

"Children of around 6 could enjoy this book. It's pretty elementary. The only thing I found out that I didn't know was about how to make feeding stations for hummingbirds. . . .

"If Mr. Kieran writes this book over again, I wish he would put in a little more detailed information. On the hummingbird, for example, I would have said...

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