Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Book Overview
The authoritative expert of the Little House series 'chronicles the life of author Wilder in a readable biography that is easily accessible to readers of] the Little House books. Particularly interesting are the sections that fill in the gaps in Wilder's stories'including the time spent in Burr Oak, Iowa, and the years following her marriage to Almanzo Wilder.' 'BL. 1990 Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0064461033
ISBN13:9780064461030
Release Date:April 1995
Publisher:Harpercoll
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.2" x 7.6"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Historian William Anderson did a great job with this little book in rounding out the life and times of the Ingalls family. He fills in the gaps with historic details for those parts of her life that Laura ommitted, for reasons of her own. The final chapters of the book are especially fascinating as we travel to Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri to see how Laura, Almanzo and Rose lived after "West From Home." Also included is the fascinating story of how the "Little House" books came to be. Anderson also provides some embellishment from Laura herself on stories told in the "Little House" series. It's heartwarming to hear another version from Laura of Almanzo's surprise Christmas visit. This book is full of little tidbits just like that - which are irresistible to Little House fans!
INCREDIBLE!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Anderson writes a wonderful and incredible book about Laura Ingalls Wilder. She is a fascinating person and this is a wonderful tribute to her and her life.Anderson fills his book with facts about Laura's life that I have never read before. Laura chose not to write about every year in her life... this book covers some of them.Excellent, terrific and informative book... wonderful addition to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House series. You will absolutely enjoy it!
A good retrospective of Laura's life
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is good for tgose who read the entire Little House collection. It reveals the parts and details of Laura's life that she omitted on her books. Aside from its simple language (the book was planned to 9-12 readers, but it doesn't ruins the reading also), its a must ofr Laura's fans.
This is an excellent book about Laura Ingalls Wilder
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
William Anderson has written an interesting and enlightening book about one of America's best loved authors. Although I had read all of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books, I had never really developed a sense for who she was until reading Anderson's biography. For anyone who loves history and the pioneer way of life this is an excellent book. For young readers, it is an education to a much simpler way of life, and the answer to what happened to Laura as an older adult.
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