Project Gutenberg 2024-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 202 Upjohn, Anna Milo 1868 1951 Upjohn, A. M. (Anna Milo) Dunn, Arthur William 1868 1927 Friends in strange garments $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1927. Illustrated by the author. Introduction, by Arthur W. Dunn -- In the wilderness (Palestine) -- The Pigeon Mosque (Turkey) -- The road to Arcadia (Greece) -- The Christmas lanterns (Greece) -- Draga's entrance examinations (Macedonia) -- The truce (Albania) -- The Skanderbeg jacket (Albania) -- Mirko and Marko (Montenegro) -- Todor's best clothes (Bulgaria) -- Kossovo Day (North Serbia) -- The fairy ring (Roumania) -- Great Amber Road (Czecho-Slovakia) -- The lost brook (Czecho-Slovaka) -- Michael makes up his mind (Poland) -- Elena's ciambella (Italy) -- An everyday story (France). Susan E., David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Friends in Strange Garments" by Anna Milo Upjohn is a collection of illustrated stories written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the lives of children from various cultures, showcasing both their differences in customs and clothing while emphasizing the universal traits of kindness and friendship among them. Each story highlights the everyday experiences of children in countries like Palestine, Turkey, Greece, and beyond. The opening of the book begins with an introduction that sets the tone for the stories to follow, describing the author's observations of children during her time as a relief worker in Europe after World War I. It emphasizes the need to find similarities and friendship amidst cultural differences. The first story, "In the Wilderness," introduces Rahmeh, a young girl living in the Jordan Valley, as she prepares for a journey to Jerusalem with her brother Yussef. The narrative beautifully depicts their daily life, the bond with their pet animals, and the excitement of adventure, all while laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration of friendship and understanding in diverse environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/friendsinstrange00upjo/page/n7/mode/2up 20240814133653upjohn 1927 US Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Balkan Peninsula -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Europe -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Palestine -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Turkey -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 238785 2025-06-29T10:35:10.916562 text/html 212483 2024-09-16T04:44:47 text/html 1605784 2025-06-29T10:35:16.440589 application/epub+zip 1603655 2025-06-29T10:35:12.346639 application/epub+zip 292695 2025-06-29T10:35:11.534589 application/epub+zip 2333277 2025-06-29T10:35:19.360681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2054731 2025-06-29T10:35:15.754599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208208 2025-06-29T10:35:10.373630 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188236 2024-09-16T04:44:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17965 2025-06-29T10:35:19.500602 application/rdf+xml 12194 2025-06-29T10:35:11.763616 image/jpeg 2072 2025-06-29T10:35:11.653550 image/jpeg 2398357 2025-06-29T10:35:11.015686 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