On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1937
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780064400046

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds a wonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hinged door. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores, and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry music of Pa's fiddle. Misfortunes come in the form of a grasshopper plague and a terrible blizzard, but the pioneer family works hard together to overcome these troubles. And so continues Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story.

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062094882

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.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: Pamela Smith Hill
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 097779556X

"[E]xamines Wilder's tumultuous, but ultimately successful, professional and personal relationship with her daughter-the hidden editor-Rose Wilder Lane.

Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls

Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls
Author: Heather Williams
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061242489

Wealthy, spoiled Nellie Oleson is only happy when she is the center of attention, and so she feels angry and left out when Laura Ingalls, a poor country girl, moves to Walnut Grove and is embraced by Nellie's friends and schoolteacher.

Sugar Snow

Sugar Snow
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0064435717

Laura is delighted when a soft, thick snow falls in late spring in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. A late snow helps the trees make more sap for maple syrup, and maple syrup means sweet sugar cakes and sticky fingers for Laura! Doris Ettlinger's enchanting full-color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams's artwork, perfectly capture Laura and her family in this My First Little House Book, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion
Author: Annette Whipple
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1641601698

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.

Laura & Nellie

Laura & Nellie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1998-01-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780064420600

Laura tries to get even with Nellie, the meanest girl in school.

Going to Town

Going to Town
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0064434524

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. One spring day Pa has a wonderful surprise--he is taking the family on a trip into town! Laura is very excited, for she has never been to a town, and this special visit is everything she imagined and more. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers. Now for the first time, the youngest readers can share her adventure in these very special picture books adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved storybooks. RenÉe Graef's warm paintings, inspired by Garth Williams' classic Little House illustrations, bring Laura and her family lovingly to life. Laura and Mary get ready for their very first trip from the little house in the Big Woods into town, where a visit to the general store and a picnic by the lake await. 1995 ‘Pick of the Lists’ (ABA)

Pioneer Girl Perspectives

Pioneer Girl Perspectives
Author: Nancy Tystad Koupal
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781941813089

"A publication of the Pioneer Girl Project."

On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2006-12-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060885408

Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.