Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong #1 Geraldene Lowe-Ismail learn about local food and

learn about local food and get an introduction to habits that might seem peculiar to an outsider

ISBN: 9789810755850

she self-published her first book

现代的孩子们都知道什么是“女佣”，因为现代家庭很多都是有聘请女佣的。可是，如果你问什么是“妈姐”，小朋友们多数就不知道了。妈姐是新加坡早期社会的华族女佣，她们来自中国广东省的农村，多数在新加坡较富有的家庭里工作，负责打理家务和照顾孩子。这些华族女佣，受到家乡习俗的约束，不能结婚，不能生育孩子。在雇主和一般人的眼中，这些梳起髻子、穿着白衣黑裤唐装的妈姐，象征着东方妇女的勤劳、忠诚、坚毅。

ISBN: 9789814785648

Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong #1 Geraldene Lowe-Ismail learn about local food andWritten by A. J. Low Illustrated by Drewscape Meet Sherlock Sam, Singapores greatest kid detective. With his trusty robot Watson, Sherlock Sam will stop at nothing to solve the case, no matter how big or small! Auntie Kim Lians precious Peranakan cookbook has disappeared, and Sherlock Sam cannot eat her delicious ayam buah keluak anymore! Will Sherlock Sam be able to use his super detective powers to find this lost treasure? Woods in the Books