The Dawn of Mind. By Margaret Drummond, M.A. (Edward Arnold.
3s. 6d. net.)—Miss Drummond's book is a fascinating study of the psychology of babies and little children. Though the little volume is written from a scientific• standpoint, it is not at all technical. The author has based a good many of her facts upon her very careful observations of her baby niece Margaret (who, by the way, must be an exceedingly charming person). No one who has the care of mall children could fail to be deeplyinter- ested in the book, and many of its arguments and conclusions will prove of great practical value to inexperienced " parents and guardians." The minute studies of Margaret's range of movement, muscle co-ordination, and vocabulary at different ages will prove a useful addition to the rather small amount of material at present available in this fundamental branch of psychics. Though giving a very full bibliography, Miss Drummond does not refer to Dr. Montessori's contributions to the science. We are glad, however, to note that little Margaret played with the Montessori tower. Her aunt therefore may be presumed not to belong irrevocably to the " opposition shop."
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