THE WISHING PEAR

by Elizabeth Coatsworth ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 11, 1951

In last year's First Adventure Elizabeth Coatsworth introduced the very young reader to life in the Plymouth Colony; here is a story of a little girl of the New Amsterdam of 1664. Again the period setting becomes very real to the reader, as important historical events and everyday work, play, and family life are realized only through the perspective of the likeable heroes and heroines. Ten-year-old Lydia Ten Eyck lived at a time when the threat of an English invasion was very near. Yet Lydia finds an important use for the magic wishing pear from her own pear tree, and it is partly through Lydia that Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders the city to the English to save his countrymen. Also Lydia learns a lesson in friendship when she suspects her neighbor, English Betsy, unjustly, of trying to steal her magic pear. A charming tale, this fills a need for good historical stories for this age group. Second year reading.

Pub Date: Sept. 11, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1951

Categories: CHILDREN'S