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Little House in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little logcabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives inthe little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and theirtrusty dog, Jack.

Pioneer life is sometimes hard, since the family mustgrow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But itis also exciting as Laura and her folks celebrate Christmas with homemade toysand treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their firsttrip into town. And every night they are safe and warm in their little house,with the happy sound of Pa's fiddle sending Laura and her sisters off tosleep.

And so begins Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of a pioneer girland her family. The nineLittle House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both aunique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettablestory.

About the Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. She and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Later, Laura and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, believing in the importance of knowing where you began in order to appreciate how far you've come, Laura wrote about her childhood growing up on the American frontier. For millions of readers, Laura lives on forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books.

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ristapie, July 3, 2008 (view all comments by ristapie)
I was a lover all of the Little House books when I was very young. I still love to read them. You might say I grew up with them. I never tire of them.
I love to snuggle up in my big chair on a cold winter day and get lost once again in a Little House book...even though I am 60 years old.
Rissa Rose
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dragon_master, October 23, 2006 (view all comments by dragon_master)
We had to read ths book as part of a list of books in sixth class,and boy,was it awful!Maybe,it's just because I'm a boy,and the story is decidedly girly,but I hated it!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060264307
ill.:
Williams, Garth
Author:
Williams, Garth
Author:
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author:
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Family life
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Historical - United States - 19th Century
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Wisconsin
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Wisconsin Fiction.
Edition Number:
Rev. ed.
Edition Description:
Original Series Hardcover
Series:
Little House
Series Volume:
no. 4
Publication Date:
October 1953
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.10x5.90x1.00 in. .75 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

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