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Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • 309 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1935
  • 130 editions
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1 About this book

When Laura Ingalls and her family leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, they head west for the open prairie skies of Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the perfect spot for Pa to build them a new home. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. But just when they begin to feel settled, they are caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict.

Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie is the third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers with its depiction of life on the American frontier.

  • Historical fiction
  • Family life
  • Family relationships
  • Juvenile audience
  • Pioneers
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Children
  • Children's books

2 About Laura Ingalls Wilder

1867–1957

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist. She is best known as the author of the children's book series Little House on the Prairie, published between 1932 and 1943, which was based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.

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