Little House on the Prairie

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Laura Ingalls Wilder

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.

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Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Pages

352

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2016-03-08

ISBN

0062094882 9780062094889

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"I listened to this as an audiobook, the fiddle does wonders for me. Putting myself in Laura’s family’s shoes, I would have been scared out of my mind with all the Native Americans passing by my house, taking what they wanted and not being able to communicate at all with them. And then almost getting burned by an out of control prairie fire?"

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"Re-read this with my 7 year old daughter and was amazed at how moving it was. There is a sense of heart-breaking futility at the end: all that effort, all those dangers, and for what? <br/>The scenes with the Indians are chilling, both in their terror and the tragedy of the settlers' heartless outlook. A deceptively simple book with much to ponder for adults and children."

Lesley Williams

"I don’t think this is appropriate as a children’s book anymore. I think this should be reclassified as an adult historical fiction and period piece. I don’t think kids have the capacity to sort out the language and historical context from their present context, and as such, I think some harmful vocabulary and stereotypes will be introduced at too young an age (and thus normalized)."

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Abigail Spradlin

"So love this series 😍"

Jonathan Haller

"I have been baking literally all day with this playing in the background. Still a solid three star. If I can remember correctly, the next book has always been my favorite."

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Allykay Willims

"I loved these books when I was a child."

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Becky Riddick

"Surprisingly political; I didn’t remember that aspect as a kid! The “Indians” content was eye opening in terms of understanding the Settler views of Indigenous people at the time. It opened up conversations with my four year old but also I questioned the appropriateness of the book for content to read to her given the racism inherent in the Settler views. I’ve chosen to use it as a way to talk about what ISN’T okay, but parents take note if you choose this one. Big Woods has significantly less of the racist content (minus one notable song Pa sings, easy to skip or explain as being unacceptable)."

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Teresa Prokopanko

"My mom read me this book as a little girl. It holds a lot of sentimental value"

Amaya Simone

"This warped me into my whole personality. I love Fashion History, History in general. I see and I basically wannna be Laura. I read my Momma’s old copy and fell in love."

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Betty Smith

"It was the first real life adventure series I enjoyed."

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Mike Brown

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