The World Of Little House (Little House Nonfiction) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Laura Ingalls Wilder is the original pioneer girl, and her Little House books were inspired by the events of her life. This keepsake volume discusses how her real life was different from her stories, and it also focuses on her adult life and how she came to write the Little House series. In addition, it includes one chapter for each of Laura's nine Little House books, exploring in detail the stories, houses, landscapes, journeys, foods, activities, and crafts. Maps, family trees, photographs, and a timeline trace the history of Laura and her family. Meticulously researched, lovingly written, and beautifully illustrated, The World of Little House is for anyone who has ever read and loved the Little House books.Included in this glorious volume are: Floor plans of Laura's little houses Time line showing events in Laura's life and the United States Biography illustrated with historic photographs Family tree showing four generations of the Ingalls and Wilder families Guide to all the Little House sites and museums Selected bibliography of books about Laura and Little House Reproductions of Garth Williams's original covers Over 150 full-color illustrations Over 20 Little House recipes, crafts, and activities A chapter each for Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years
Series: Little House Nonfiction
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; Revised edition (October 6, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062430491
ISBN-13: 978-0062430496
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #82,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #41 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Literary #56 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States > 1800s #140 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Where We Live > Farm Life
Age Range: 8 and up
Grade Level: 3 and up
The World of Little House is an excellent book about the history of the "Pioneer Girl", Laura Ingalls Wilder. Deborah Maze and Garth Williams did a wonderful job of illustrating the book with beautiful pictures. This book includes "How to Make Projects" such as Laura and Mary's Nine-Patch Quilt Squares along with "How to Make Recipes" such as Molasses-on-Snow Candy. Besides telling about Laura's life, the book includes interesting topics of what it was like to live in the 1860's through the 1940's. Such topics include information on general stores, prairie schools, covered wagons, medicine and housekeeping on the prairie. If you like Laura Ingalls Wilder, you must buy this book. It will be money well spent!
This charming book is a must for Little House addicts. The partial family tree is interesting (though did Grandpa Ingalls really give two of his children the same first name? That struck me as odd). The book contains lots of recipes and activities, and a nice summary of the Ingall's family travels.A few minor caveats, however:Except for a brief introduction and the timeline at the end, the book follows the LH books, NOT Laura's actual life. So it isn't all factually accurate.WHile a few of the "Little Houses" still exist, most are long gone. So the author's floor plans are imaginary, and they don't always follow the descriptions in the books. (For example, when Pa added the bedrooms onto the claim shanty at the beginning of "Little Town on the Prairie", Laura describes it as "building the other half of the house," meaning, to my mind, that the rooms should have been side by side; the same size as the original shanty room. THe author here shows them as being one behind the other, and taking up only half the legnth of the shanty.)The recipes, while interesting, seem less historically accurate than the ones in the "Little House Cookbook." (Almanzo's "Long Winter" pancakes probably wouldn't have had eggs in them.)And there are a few other minor factual errors, both in relation to Laura's real life and to her life as portrayed in the books.Still a very worthwhile purchase for anyone interested in the book series.
Of all the books written about Laura, this is definately my favorite! It is very fascinating. If you read it, you'll probably learn alot of stuff about Laura you never knew before. There are nine chapters that tell about each of the nine books Laura wrote. I think the greatest part of this book is the floor-plans in it. The book also includes crafts and recipes. And, at the end of each chapter it tells in more detail about highlights of the book (at the end of Little House in the Big Woods chapter it tells about general stores.) Some other good things are the Ingalls, Quiner, and Wilder family trees
This is one of the most most lovel books my mother and I have shared together. It brought back such great memories of my childhood reading the little house books. The illustrations complement the simple activities and delicious recipes beautifully. It brings a spoonful of peace and tranquility to the hectic world many live in today
My book is beautiful, and I can't wait to really get into it, but I'm so disappointed that it was printed upside down! The beautiful hard cover is upside down on my book. Thankfully the paper outer cover covers it and keeps me from looking like a dummy, reading my book upside down, but I'm really disappointed. I collect all things Little House, and so this misprinted book will be in my collection a long, long time.On the plus side, lots of good info inside. I love love love the floor plans. I see that there is a lot more information in this book than in previous versions.ETA: I'm not sure now that there is more information than previous. I think it might be exactly the same. The copyright date isn't even updated.
What a hit!!!! My 7 year old granddaughter absolutely could not put this book down after I gave it to her. Wonderful book that even contains several very useable recipes. This book is an absolute must for any Little House fans.
You MUST have this book if you like Little House even a little bit! It's great! I couldn't put it down either. I looked at every page and was amazed. I found out things I never knew. You must have this book!
I have spent the better part of a year reading the Little House series to my kids and planning lessons and unit studies to go along with it. This book is a great companion because it contains, recipes, and craft along with tons of background information. We have had a lot of fun learning about the pioneers like Laura's family.
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