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Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls--the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser--the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House...
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Language
English
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"Generations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog, Jack. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have taught millions of Americans about frontier life, giving inspiration to many and in the process becoming icons of our national identity. Yet few realize that this cherished bestselling series wandered far from the actual history of the Ingalls family...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Young and in love, David and Molly Beaton have just celebrated their wedding and are off to start their life together as homesteaders. Headed for the Dakota Territory with a few dollars and plenty of enthusiasm, they proudly stake their claim and get to work. But the Beatons quickly learn that life on the prairie isn't always easy and they must endure everything from harsh winters to the birth of their first child to a swarm of grasshoppers, all without...
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 2
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Rose Wilder and her parents arrive in Missouri, they must work hard to make a rundown farm into their own home.
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rose meets a girl named Alva, a neighbor at her Missouri farm, and together they explore the hills, pick pokeweed, explore a cave, and have other adventures in the Ozark Mountains.
10) Missouri bound
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Even though she is sad to leave her home in South Dakota, Rose has many new experiences as she and her parents and the Cooley family make their journey to Missouri.
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rose, the eight-year-old daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, has adventures in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri with her neighbor Swiney Baird.
12) Bachelor girl
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After moving from South Dakota, Rose Wilder eventually makes friends, proves herself to be the best speller in her class, and copes with a difficult teacher at her new Missouri school.