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On the Banks of Plum Creek
The family moves to Minnesota and builds a home on the banks of Plum Creek.
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Little House on the Prairie
No. of pages 304
Published: 2015
Great for age 7-10 years
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Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and Americas best-loved pioneer family. It is time for Laura Ingalls and her family to leave Plum Creek after two poor harvests and an outbreak of scarlet fever, which has left her sister Mary blind. Pa Ingalls finds a job on a new railroad and the family head out West to Silver Lake. Settling in to Silver Lake, Pa finds the perfect place to build a house and it seems as though the Ingalls travelling days may be over. The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams. Have you collected all the Little House books? Little House in the Big Woods Little House on the Prairie On the Banks of Plum Creek By the Shores of Silver Lake The Long Winter Little Town on the Prairie These Happy Golden Years Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.
This book features in the following series: Classic Mammoth, Little House, Little House Little House On the Prairie, The Little House On the Prairie .
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Egmont UK Ltd .
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.
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This book is in the following series:
The Little House on the Prairie
The "Little House" series, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, is a beloved collection of autobiographical children's novels chronicling the lives of the Ingalls family as they pioneer their way across the American Midwest in the late 19th century. Here is a list of the original nine books in the series:
"Little House in the Big Woods" (1932) - The first book in the series, which tells the story of the Ingalls family's life in a log cabin in Wisconsin.
"Little House on the Prairie" (1935) - The second book, describing the family's experiences as they move to a new homestead in Kansas.
"Farmer Boy" (1933) - Though not about Laura Ingalls Wilder herself, this book focuses on the childhood of her husband, Almanzo Wilder, growing up on a farm in New York.
"On the Banks of Plum Creek" (1937) - The family moves to Minnesota and builds a home on the banks of Plum Creek.
"By the Shores of Silver Lake" (1939) - The family moves to Dakota Territory, where Laura's father works for the railroad.
"The Long Winter" (1940) - The Ingalls family experiences severe hardship during a long and harsh winter in Dakota Territory.
"Little Town on the Prairie" (1941) - Laura attends school in the town of De Smet and begins to teach.
"These Happy Golden Years" (1943) - Laura becomes a teacher, and she and Almanzo begin to court and eventually get married.
"The First Four Years" (1971) - This posthumously published book covers the early years of Laura and Almanzo's marriage and their struggles as young farmers.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
This book features Laura Ingalls Wilder.
