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Eleanor Frances Lattimore

Eleanor Frances Lattimore was an born in what "the American Compound" in Shanghai, where her father, David Lattimore, taught English at a Chinese government university. She was the sister of poet and classics translator Richmond Lattimore and of China expert Owen Lattimore. In 1920, her father took a position as professor of Chinese studies at Dartmouth College, and she moved with her family to Hanover, New Hampshire. She studied art in Oakland, California, Boston, and New York City, and then worked as a freelance artist. She went on to But she became known as the author and illustrator of more than fifty popular children's books. A number of her stories are based on her experiences growing up in China. Her first book, Little Pear (1943), is considered a children's classic.

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American writer and illustrator (1904-1986)

Born 30 June 1904
Died 12 May 1986

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American writer and illustrator (1904-1986)

Born 30 June 1904
Died 12 May 1986

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Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children, African Americans, Children's fiction, City and town life, Family life, Farm life, China, fiction, Friendship, African American boys, African American children, Afro-Americans, Bayous, Blizzards, Boys, Brothers and sisters, Bus travel, Buses, Cats, Child labor, Cities and towns, fiction, Families, Family life, fiction, Fantasy

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China, Louisiana, Southern States, United States

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 17, 2011 Edited by Edward Betts remove "date: November 2009"
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import