Book excerpt: ♥♥ Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology by Mabel H. Cummings and Mary H. Foster ♥♥ Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology contains several stories from old Scandinavian myths. Written for juvenile readers but still of interest to older mythology fans. Chapters include: The Story of the Beginning; Odin’s Reward; Tyr and the Wolf; Freyja’s Necklace; The Hammer of Thor; Thor’s Wonderful Journey; How Thor lost his Hammer; A Gift from Frigga; The Stealing of Iduna; Skadi; Baldur; Ægir’s Feast; The Punishment of Loki; and, The Twilight of the Gods. ♥♥ Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology by Mabel H. Cummings and Mary H. Foster ♥♥ This little volume is the outcome of several years' experience in telling to classes of children the classic myths, both southern and northern. The insight and interest displayed by the children encourage the authors to hope that other teachers and pupils may enjoy the myths here reproduced. ♥♥ Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology by Mabel H. Cummings and Mary H. Foster ♥♥ The interest shown at present in the teaching of myths to children seems to call for some such simple volume, giving the Norse myths in suitable form for use with pupils as well as for the children's home reading. There are various collections of the Greek tales, but the books dealing with the Norse myths seem to be more or less cumbered with detail, and, therefore, not adapted to very young readers.