How long would the trip from your house to your school have taken in the Peppers' time? Learn about transportation before cars became common.

The distance between Hingham and Boston is less than twenty miles, but Polly's journey to the King's home in the 'big city' takes many hours.

Learn about what people in the late 1800s ate, what their houses and clothes were like, and what they did for fun. The Peppers' lives are very different from how your typical American lives today.What kind of schooling did they receive? How old were they when they started to earn money, and what did they do to earn it? Find out more about the lives of poor children in the late 1800s.What do we learn about the Peppers and the Kings at the end of the book? How will this news change the relationship between the two families?.How does he become friends with Phronsie? Why does he want the Peppers to come and live with him? What worries Polly about leaving her family and the Little Brown House?.What makes the Peppers decide to celebrate Christmas for the first time? What happens when they do?.What is Polly's old stove like? Why does she need a new stove, and how does she get one?.

How is each Pepper affected by the measles? Whose sickness is worst? Who takes care of the Peppers when they are sick?.Pepper say that her children 'haven't had any bringing up they've just scrambled up'? What would she most like to give them if she could? Can the Peppers help Jasper out of his loneliness? Can he help them out of their poverty? When a boy their age, Jasper King, comes to stay in nearby Hingham, Ben and Polly strike up a friendship with him. The Pepper children - Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie - live in the Little Brown House with their hard-working 'Mamsie.' The Peppers are poor, but their love for one another and enthusiasm for living keep them happy. AN ALADDIN READING GROUP GUIDE TO FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW

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