Project Gutenberg 2008-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 498 Thomson, John Stuart 1869 1950 Petersham, Maud 1890 1971 Petersham, Maud Fuller Fuller, Maud Petersham, Miska 1888 1960 Petrezselyem, Mihály Petrezselyem, Mihaly Fil and Filippa: Story of Child Life in the Philippines Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil_and_Filippa:_Story_of_Child_Life_in_the_Philippines Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Fil and Filippa: Story of Child Life in the Philippines" by John Stuart Thomson is an illustrated narrative written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a thematic exploration of the lives of two Filipino children, Fil and Filippa, and their experiences growing up in the culturally rich and diverse Philippines. The story reflects on various aspects of their daily lives, including their home environment, local customs, natural surroundings, and the significance of community and family. The narrative is framed through the eyes of a visitor, who observes and learns about the vibrant traditions and practices in the lives of the children and their families. Fil and Filippa engage with friends, attend church services, and participate in local celebrations, all while introducing the reader to their customs and the beauty of their tropical homeland. The book delves into the local flora and fauna, the importance of agricultural products like cocoa, sugar, and hemp, as well as the unique aspects of Philippine architecture and culture. Through engaging dialogue and detailed descriptions, Thomson paints a vivid picture of childhood in the Philippines, emphasizing themes of friendship, family devotion, and cultural pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Philippines -- Social life and customs Children -- Philippines G PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Travel Writing 130588 2025-06-11T05:17:37.375311 text/html 126054 2008-08-24T09:36:46 text/html 1326243 2008-08-24T09:36:48 text/html application/zip 1317032 2025-06-11T05:17:45.239263 application/epub+zip 1315581 2025-06-11T05:17:40.334290 application/epub+zip 108100 2025-06-11T05:17:38.165366 application/epub+zip 2237231 2025-06-11T05:17:48.075282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2200460 2025-06-11T05:17:43.100259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150776 2022-09-12T09:25:11.398418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94097 2025-06-11T05:17:36.565315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93894 2008-08-24T09:36:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36562 2008-08-24T09:36:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93887 2008-08-24T09:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36541 2008-08-24T09:36:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22675 2025-06-11T05:17:48.241251 application/rdf+xml 22874 2025-06-11T05:17:38.264313 image/jpeg 4248 2025-06-11T05:17:38.215330 image/jpeg 1328317 2025-06-11T05:17:37.483366 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 en.wikipedia