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Summary: One of the finest books I've ever read.
Review: In my opinion: This may be a children's book, but it's just as good if not better for adults. The writing is simple but not insulting. The story itself is captivating. The occurences between the settlers and the American Indians were really amazing. All through the eyes of a little girl.Laura Wilder had an amazing gift to tell stories and to make an accurate picture of the time she grew up in and of what she thought and felt as a girl. This is not like the show in many respects though. If you only want to read about the exact characters and stories from the show, this may surprise you. Mr. Edwards is not in here much and you won't see characters like Albert or Mr. Oleson in this book. As they live on the prairie, there is no school or store, only a few neighbors a few miles away. Also Indians which only actually show up now and then. Again it is a story about hard work and family sticking together. Superior to the first book in that you already know alot of the mundane [though very interesting]details of their daily life, and the characters. Now it is full of story. The interactions with wild life alone are astounding as taken for fact. They are not just the amusing tid bits from the first book, but quite dangerous and spellbinding ones. Fantastic book for anybody. The whole series is great.
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Summary: real history
Review: This is the story of one year in the life of a family long ago in America. They were happy in their "Little House in the Big Woods". Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, baby Carrie and dog Jack decide to move west so Pa would have more room to hunt. Pa is a hunter extraordinaire and earns an excellent living for the family. But the woods where they live get more crowded every year so there are less animals to go around. They pack up and move away from their dear home to a new, unknown land. Their covered wagon makes a great camping vehicle and they enjoy a nice camping trip on their way. They would stop driving for the day, Pa would go out hunting, Ma and the girls would set up camp, and Pa would come back with the evening's supper. They cooked it over a fire, ate the leftovers for breakfast, packed up, and were back on the road for the day. When they arrived at what Pa said was "home", it was nothing but a big space of grass. Where would they live? No problem.
Pa knows how to build a house with logs, make furniture, dig a well, and build a stable for the horses. That Pa can do anything! The land is free, the hunting is free, building the house and digging the well is free. By the time they plant the garden, I guess they would have no need of money. But they do get money. Why? Because Pa is a hunter, remember? And a good one. He sells the furs, and the hunting is so plentiful in this area that he has no trouble at all. The neat thing about this book is that it describes how to do many things: How to build the house, How to make a rocking chair, How to cook over the fire, and describes a clever way to protect your home from a prairie fire that really works! Many popular songs are also included as Pa plays the fiddle in the evening. Some we remember and some we wish we knew. Because of these things and because of the indians, this was a book that my boys enjoyed right along with my daughter. My husband, the couch potato, even became interested and rented some "Little House" videos. This is the best kind of history. It's like talking to your grandma and hearing the real story of what things were really like for real people. If you like history, you will love this book.
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Summary: Michelle from Richview Middle School
Review: This story begins in the big woods of Wisconsin. A family lived there that consisted of a a dog Jack, a baby Carrie, the oldest daugter Mary and the yourner daughter Laura. The parents are known in this story as Ma and Pa. Ma and Pa are somewhat strict whils Mary is somewhat conservitive and Laura is very adventorous. They left the big woods and went to a new place out west. They traveled along the Mississippi and stopped in amny differnt places to rest. When they finally got there they met their new neighbor, Mr. Edwards. When Pa and Mr. Edwards met Pa asked if they wanted to help each other build their houses. For the next several weeks they helped each other build their houses. When they were finished with the houses Pa asked Mr. Edwards if he would help him build his stable in turn for food. He accepted and they built a sturdy nice looking stable. One night Pa and Laura were sitting in the doorstep and they heard something that sounded very close. It was cowboys! The cowboys were coming to ask Pa if he would help them keep the cattle out of the ravine in turn for fresh meat. He accepted and was back in no time. The next day they decided to go search for an indian camp. They found one eventually but there was no one there. They found some beads and took them home and then they made a necklace for baby Carrie. She loved it. The next few weeks the girls were'nt feeling well. They were very sicka dn needed someone to take care of them luckily htye had a good neighbor who came to just check up on them. It was Mrs. Scott. She took care of them until they became well. Now it was Christmas time. Pa went down to town and bought the girls Christmas presents. They didnt know it but Mr. Scott was on his way over there and he was also bringing him presents for Christmas. They loved all the presents they got and they were very thankful for them.
A week later Pa heard a loud screech from the Scott's house. Pa thought it was something awful like someone was hurt but it was just a panther and Pa ended up killing it anyways. About three weeks later there was a prairie fire. It burned about everything so they decided to leave the prairie. They were going to head West to Plum Creek. That's where the next story of this series begins.
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Summary: Laura Ingalls Wilder is an American treasure.
Review: I've recently started reading the Little House books to my seven-year-old daughter and I'm thrilled to discover that I love them just as much now as I did when I was her age. There are a lot of reasons for that. Laura Ingalls Wilder was a wonderful writer. She's simple and always crystal clear, but at the same time, she uses so much detail and has such a great sense of the rhythm of language that her writing is beautifully poetic and always a joy to read aloud. And the characters, of course, are among the most beautifully drawn characters in literature: the feisty Laura who has such a hard time doing what she's supposed to do, her frustratingly perfect sister Mary, her strict but kind parents. Even the animals in the book come across as interesting characters. No matter how tired I am in the evening, I always look forward to getting out Little House and reading a chapter or two. Those were the things I loved about it as a child, and still love now. But as an adult I've also come to appreciate how quintessentially American this book is. It's the kind of book that makes you think about our heritage, and makes you proud to be American. In these books, Laura and her family keep facing hardships and meeting them head on. When necessary, they pick themselves up and move on to a new place, starting from scratch. They don't expect anything from anybody, and yet they care about their community and their neighbors. You often hear the words "pioneer spirit" used to describe America's best values, but after you read Little House that's not an empty phrase. You, and the child you read it to, understand it in your heart.
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Summary: a prairie adventure
Review: Little House on the Prairie By: Laura Ingalls Wilder Would you like to live in a covered wagon for a year? If you like adventures, Little House on the Prairie is for you. It's about a family that is moving to a prairie where Indians show up. You will have to read the book to find out what happens next. I loved reading this book because it had nice illustrations and I loved the characters. This book is for kids 9-14 who love to read.
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Summary: Life on the Frontier
Review: Pa Ingalls is tired of how crowded the big woods are getting. So he decides to sell the house and move west with his family. Just before the ice breaks, the family loads up their wagon and heads out. They cross the Mississippi River and then head south, settling two days away from Independence, Missouri. Now they have to build a new house and survive the wilderness. Meanwhile, Laura is anxious to see a papoose. And with all the Indians in the area, she may get her chance. This is a charming book. It's almost a collection of short stories with many chapters being a self-contained event. Still, through these pages, we get a good picture of life on the American frontier 130 years ago. The book gives plenty of detail about their everyday life without getting bogged down. And it is interesting. Frankly, some of the chapters are so harrowing I felt my pulse quicken. Often I found myself shaking my head in awe at what the Ingalls dealt with on a daily basis. This is a good way to make anyone appreciate just what we have today. These books are still popular 70 years after they were first written for good reason. They are an entertaining and enlightening look at a bygone era.
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Summary: a won derful escape to another time and place
Review: I like this book because it takes you to the old days when the prairie was wild and free. It would be exciting to live there then. How does Laura adjust to her new log house? What about the indians? will they cause trouble for her? I like Mary too. It is interesting about mary and Laura's relationship as sisters. If you like exciting and relaxing fun as well on the wide open west of america in the old days you will love this book. I also recommen the other little house Books and Also the book called Prairie whispers about another gilr with a really exciting prairie story.
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Summary: Little House on the Prairie (335 pgs)
Review: This book is a historical fiction book.It teaches you about prairie life while giving you an adventure.Its the sequel to "Little House in the Big Woods." It starts out when Laura Ingalls(the author)and her family decide to move out of the woods to the prairie,where there is more space.They pack their things in a covered wagon and leave. The Ingalls must cross the Mississippi River while it is frozen. There are many other things during their trip that Laura sees that she describes very well. Once they are there,Pa Ingalls starts their new house,while Ma and the children live in a small hole.Pa does most of the log stacking,and its very ingenious how the house is built.Ma helps for a while but a log falls on her foot.That part is kind of sad. The family dog,Jack,was lost while crossing a lake.That part was really sad and almost made me stop reading.But I saw his name further into the book,so I didn't stop. Laura,being the tomboy of the family,helps Pa make the door.I love it how they show the steps to making the door.Its cool how a door with hinges could be made back then.They even made a lock. The family have many adventures in the house.Some of then are with indians.They find beads at an indian camp and that starts a rival between Laura and her sister,Mary.Mary decides to use her beads to make a necklace for their baby sister,Carrie.Not wanting to look spoiled,Laura decides to,also.One time indians came to the house,there were fires and other extraordinary adventures. During their life on the prairie,the Ingalls make two friends.One is Mr.Edwards,who is a very jolly guy.The other is Mr. Scott,who isn't as cool,but still okay.These men help the Ingalls a lot.Being the only neighbors,everyone becomes fast friends. The praire was large and neighbors were far away.When the family came down with malaria,it was a long time until help came.Laura was the strongest and helped until she was too sick.Luckily help came and everyone got better.I admire Laura.She is very strong and she is a tomboy,just like me.That's why I enjoyed this book a lot.It was like I was in their family doing all the things they did back then.
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Summary: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Wilder
Review: This is an excellent work centered around a small girl and
her family. Their travels through Indian territory are filled
with excitement. Collective experiences are both inspiring and
disappointing. We are inspired by the tremendous courage of the
settlers against many improbable odds. The author tells a story
full of high adventure . The family maintains a
cohesiveness despite a fair amount of difficulties and
tribulations. The book realistically depicts typical problems
in settling families when the United States was under a century
old. This book is a fine piece of literature for
students in mid-grammar school. The writing is easy to read
and the sentence structure is appropriate for students
in the pre-teen stage of academic development. Students
learn to write well by having read quality literature. This
story is a high quality literary achievement. Students will
learn to write better by having read this book and others
like it. No student should leave childhood without having read
this book.
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Summary: rsebree
Review: Little House on the Prairie is the second book in the series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The stories told in these series were actually events that happened in her life. Laura is able to draw the reader into her stories as if you are actually there with her. Little House on the Prairie begins with the Ingalls family leaving the Little house in the Woods that has been there home. The family has decided that the big woods is becoming too crowded and they head for Indian territory in Kansas. They must cross the Mississippi River before the ice melts so they leave while it is still winter. Laura and her sisters Mary and Baby Carrie have not known any other home except the house in the big woods. They are a little apprehensive about leaving but are exited also. The Ingalls family will face the unknown together. The Ingalls encounter many problems along their journey. Some of these are: crossing the high creek, wolf packs, prairie fires and Indians. In all the bad encounters there are good ones as well. They meet other folks who are traveling west, make friends with Mr. Edwards and together they learn how much it means to stay as a family. The little house on the prairie is a wonderful home the Charles Ingalls builds himself. "Pa" is an expect carpenter/builder who can design and build most anything. The family gets to live in the little house about 1 year when they find that they are residing 3 miles into the Indian Territory. The soldiers from the command at Washington are to come and drive out all the settlers in Indian Terrirory. So the Ingalls will begin moving out leaving behind their house and garden to find another place to settle. Their adventures continue in the next book of the series "Farmer Boy". I could not wait to read the rest of the series. I loved the the whole series of books and will encourage my daughters to read them when they are old enough. The series of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a collection everyone should have.
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