the friendship of Little Pear and Big Head⁠Ģ️⃣ The book is SHORT BUT RICH in the cultural details of the CHINESE, it highlighted the importance of GOOD CHARACTER, FRIENDSHIP, and FAMILY VALUES, and everybody CAN CHANGE for the better.⁠ what are the means of livelihood during the olden times⁠ 'tang-hulur' or candied fruit lollipop⁠ the importance of New Year and family gathering⁠ the games, they played a long time ago such as shuttlecock, wooden skates, spinning wooden top, and kites.⁠ Yes, he is a 'naughty boy' who loves excitement and adventures but in the end, he realized that he is a 'big boy' already he decided to good (which is great!)⁠ġ️⃣ We DISCOVER a lot about Chinese Culture:⁠ They can relate to Little Pear's mischievous ways but Grey Wolf said HE is too extreme in a lot of ways like when he ran away, hid in his father's wheelbarrow full of vegetables so he can go to the fair, ate the green pear, and fell into the river and almost got drowned⁠ Other stories are based on the adventures of her five grandchildren.My little boys enjoyed the story of Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore⁠ The Andrews lived much of the time in Charleston and nearby Edisto Island, South Carolina, and some of her stories are based there and in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Miami, Florida where they also lived. 'Pink Shoes', a picture book, was published as a paperback in 2016.Įleanor Frances Lattimore married Robert Armstrong Andrews, a writer and newspaper man, in 1934 and they had two sons, Peter and Michael. Her 57th book, Proudfoot's Way, was published in 1978. She continued to be a leading children's book author for most of five decades. Her first book, Little Pear, published in 1931, is considered a children's classic. A number of her stories are based on her experiences growing up in China. But she became known as the author and illustrator of more than fifty popular children's books. She studied art in Oakland, California, Boston, and New York City and worked for several years as a freelance artist. area the three younger children, Isabel, Eleanor, and Richmond ('Dick') were born in China.Įleanor Frances Lattimore came to the United States in 1920 after her father became a professor of Chinese Studies at Dartmouth College. The Lattimores' two older children, Katharine and Owen, were born in the Washington, D. They traveled by steamship to China in 1902 while Margaret was pregnant with their third child, Isabel. area where David Lattimore and his wife Margaret (Barnes) Lattimore had taught in secondary schools. The Lattimores were from the Washington, D.

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