These Happy Golden Years

These Happy Golden Years
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780062484109
ISBN-13 : 0062484109
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis These Happy Golden Years by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

The eighth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but she knows that her earnings can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. Only one thing gets her through the lonely weeks—every weekend, Almanzo Wilder arrives at the school to take Laura home for a visit. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo. The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura's own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9781641601696
ISBN-13 : 1641601698
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion by : Annette Whipple

Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9780062094889
ISBN-13 : 0062094882
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Little House on the Prairie by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

The third book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for the big skies of the Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their house. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Just when they begin to feel settled, they are caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict. The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura's own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

The First Four Years

The First Four Years
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : 9780062484116
ISBN-13 : 0062484117
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The First Four Years by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

The ninth and final book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams’s classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must face the hardships and triumphs encountered by so many American pioneers. And so Laura Ingalls Wilder's adventure as a little pioneer girl ends, and her new life as a pioneer wife and mother begins. The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

The Long Winter

The Long Winter
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9780060581855
ISBN-13 : 0060581859
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Long Winter by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 244
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780060885526
ISBN-13 : 0060885521
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Laura Ingalls Wilder by : William Anderson

From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures. This behind-the-scenes account chronicles the real events in Laura's life that inspired her to write her stories and also describes her life after the last Little House book ends.

The First Four Years

The First Four Years
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Publisher : James Clarke & Co.
Total Pages : 152
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0718819764
ISBN-13 : 9780718819767
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The First Four Years by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

During their first four years of marriage, Laura and Almanzo Wilder have a child and fight a losing battle in their attempts to succeed at farming on the South Dakota prairie. The story of their journey from South Dakota to Mansefield, Missouri five years later is told in an epilogue written by their daughter.

Farmer Boy Goes West

Farmer Boy Goes West
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0061242519
ISBN-13 : 9780061242519
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Farmer Boy Goes West by : Heather Williams

Little House Big Adventure Almanzo Wilder is going west! He and his family are moving all the way from their cozy farm in Malone, New York, to the bustling town of Spring Valley, Minnesota. Almanzo can’t wait to explore, but life in Spring Valley isn’t what he expected. The Wilders have to stay with relatives in a small, cramped house where Almanzo’s aunt Martha is cold and unfriendly. Almanzo longs for the freedom he had back home, and he especially misses his horse, Starlight. Even as he makes new friends at school and helps his father pick a plot of land for the family to settle on, Almanzo can’t help but wonder: Is Minnesota the right place for the Wilders? Or do they belong in New York? First introduced in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Little House book Farmer Boy, Almanzo Wilder’s adventures continue in Farmer Boy Goes West.

A Little House Reader

A Little House Reader
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 212
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780060586959
ISBN-13 : 0060586958
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis A Little House Reader by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

A collection of articles, essays, poems, and other writings which shows that the author known for her Little house books was a prolific and talented writer all her life.

On the Way Home

On the Way Home
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0808511114
ISBN-13 : 9780808511113
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis On the Way Home by : Laura Ingalls Wilder

The diary kept by the author of Little House on the Prairie during her family's journey from South Dakota to Missouri describes the sights and events that they encountered along the frontier