| Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Fiction, Historical, United States, People & Places, Readers - Chapter Books Contributor(s): Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606641271 ISBN-13: 9781606641279 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: IN THE LAND OF BONNIE ROMANCE AND WEE SUNSHINE "As I look back upon it, the life here has been all a ballad from first to last. Like the elfin Tam Lin, 'The queen o' fairies she caught me In this green hill to dwell, ' and these hasty nuptials are a fittingly romantic ending to the summer's poetry." From the pen and heart of the author of "Rebecca of Sunnybook Farm" comes this delightful story of a young American girl, Penelope Hamilton, traveling through the storied land of Scotland, with her "aggressively American" friend Francesca and the more worldly Salemina. Scones! Haggis! Romance! Poetry! Tea! Edinburgh society and small town Scottish life! And finally, a wedding! But now, if this is August it must be Edinburgh! Board the skirl of bagpipes to a magical land of yesteryear! This is the sequel to "Penelope's English Experiences." Penelope ventures on to "Penelope's Irish Experiences" and then to Europe in "Penelope's Postscripts." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wiggin, Kate Douglas: - "Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 - 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor." |