Project Gutenberg 2006-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 118 Butterworth, Hezekiah 1839 1905 Little Sky-High; Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "Little Sky-High; Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang" by Hezekiah Butterworth is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the adventures of a young Chinese boy, nicknamed Sky-High (or Washee-Washee-Wang), who is brought to America to be educated in an American household. The book highlights themes of cultural exchange and the relationships between children of different backgrounds, illustrating the importance of kindness and understanding. The narrative unfolds in the home of the Van Buren family, where Sky-High becomes a beloved kitchen boy. Despite facing initial challenges from local children, who mockingly call him names, he quickly wins the affection of Lucy and Charles, the Van Buren children. As the story progresses, Sky-High shares his rich cultural heritage, including mesmerizing tales, traditional customs, and even celebrations like the Fourth of July and Christmas. Ultimately, it is revealed that Sky-High is of noble descent, being the son of a mandarin, which enriches the relationships and mutual respect between him and his American friends. The book concludes with their delightful adventures in China, reinforcing lessons about acceptance, friendship, and the beauty of diversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Chinese -- Massachusetts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 145859 2025-07-07T12:02:29.723361 text/html 142925 2006-01-28T14:48:10 text/html 240114 2025-07-07T12:02:33.693351 application/epub+zip 239670 2025-07-07T12:02:30.767400 application/epub+zip 119650 2025-07-07T12:02:30.331384 application/epub+zip 368169 2025-07-07T12:02:35.976392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346258 2025-07-07T12:02:33.184379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165332 2022-09-08T12:02:49.392395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116338 2025-07-07T12:02:29.396389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115822 2020-12-13T15:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115829 2020-12-13T15:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22014 2025-07-07T12:02:36.111347 application/rdf+xml 25679 2025-07-07T12:02:30.410379 image/jpeg 3863 2025-07-07T12:02:30.371423 image/jpeg 43549 2020-12-13T15:51:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 228337 2020-12-13T15:51:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 43551 2020-12-13T15:51:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 228241 2025-07-07T12:02:29.740395 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia