Helpful Score: 3
As with all of Laura Ingalls Wilder books this one is excellent. A wonderful way for children (and adults!) to glimpse into the lives of the pioneers.
I have read this series countless times, to myself and to my children. It's a joy every time! However, it is scarier reading now than when I was a child: blizzards, hunger, raging rivers, fireballs from the sky. As a child, it sounded adventurous. As an adult, I realize how much this family overcame and how dangerous their lives really were.
Helpful Score: 2
This book never came with a charm. SURPRISE! This is a fun and engaging story! The way the girls are so excited over finding little colorful beads that the indians left behind is adorable. The "possibly dangerous" encounters with the indians, the neighborly charecters, and mostly the end......I'll let you read, but it says "Carry on!"
Helpful Score: 2
What a simpler time, though not an easy frontier life, this book illustrates family life, being safe & wholesome reading. We love those twinkles in pa's eyes.
Helpful Score: 1
excellent book, i love laura ingalls wilder books.. recommend this book..
Helpful Score: 1
A side note for those who think this book (and series) is just for girls. My boys (ages 8 and 11) love these books.
What's not to love? Indians, Instructions on building your own cabin, hunting, wandering down trails finding stuff, digging wells, HUGE wolves, ... All things my boys love.
If you you have boys, don't dismiss this series.
The detailed descriptions are amazing. You feel as if you are there with Ma, Pa, and the girls as they are going about their adventurous life.
What's not to love? Indians, Instructions on building your own cabin, hunting, wandering down trails finding stuff, digging wells, HUGE wolves, ... All things my boys love.
If you you have boys, don't dismiss this series.
The detailed descriptions are amazing. You feel as if you are there with Ma, Pa, and the girls as they are going about their adventurous life.
Helpful Score: 1
I just read this book to my daughters for their first time. They absolutely loved it! I read the whole series when I was in late elementary school and middle school, and again as an adult, and what I enjoyed then was the descriptions of the Ingalls' family life. My daughters enjoyed that aspect, too. Now as a parent, I have a greater appreciation for the courage of Pa and Ma Ingalls to live the lives of pioneers. My daughters and I have moved on to the next book in the series, "On the Banks of Plum Creek". Our evening reading time is one of the best parts of the day!
Helpful Score: 1
A childhood favorite. Very wholesome reading. Should be shared with today's children.
Helpful Score: 1
A must read for all kids!
Helpful Score: 1
Meet Laura Ingalls, the girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, and even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of teir new life on the prairie.
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Pa Ingalls decides to sell the old house, and the family sets out for Indian country. They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas, and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.
Helpful Score: 1
Pa Ingalls decides to sell the old house, and the family sets out for indian country! They travel from wisconsin to Kansas and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family kept buisy and are happy with the promise of new life on the prairie.
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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 Kansas. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Sometimes pioneer life is hard, but Laura and her folks are always busy and happy in their new little house.
This is the first book on the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Little House on the Prairie is excellent for reading out loud to your child.
This book, originally published in 1935 is what the public would call a classic american book. The size of the font is the perfect size for any reader. This book has been a classic for over 70 years as it entertains girls and boys, and this classic shall entertain for 70 more.
I read this when I was younger, but it is, of course, a classic.
Such a wonderful book!!
An amazing story of pioneer life and courage. My only reservation with the text is the way that Native Americans are sometimes portrayed/spoken of . . . clearly there was deep-seated prejudice during the time period, though Wilder herself does not seem impacted by it.
The Ingalls move to Kansas because of all the settling and cutting of trees in the woods where they had lived previously. You get to understand how life on the road would be like in that time. This is such an adventurous and historical account! I learned how houses were built back then, how people treated one another, how the Native Americans were viewed in that time by various people, and likewise how they viewed settlers. It was very educational and filled with adventure and fun.
Blue cover, not checkered for me too.
As the second book in the Laura Ingalls Wilder series, it continues their journey from the big woods to the prairie. If you liked the first book, you MUST read the others!
I am a big fan of Little House on the Prairie. I love the movies and the books. I am having my kids read the books now for schooling, they are enjoying them also:)
Wonderful! Timeless classic!
I read this book long ago, but it is still very good!!
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 Kansas. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Sometimes pioneer life is hard, but Laura and her folks are always busy and happy in their new little house.
From the back: Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas and there, finally, builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.
I read the entire series many times as a kid. I loved these books & so did my daughter. I recommend this series for all kids who need a break from the sci-fi/fantasy/cartoon books that are out there now.
I loved this series as kid. Why not share it with your kids. This is a classic.
girls age 10-12 will love this classic
I have read the whole Little House series, and loved every moment. I kinda of hate getting ride of the books, but I know my boys wont read them. So instead of letting them waste, I'm passing them on. The books are different from the tv series. As much as I love the Tv series, the books are much better. This series is a classic and should be read by every child, well at least every girl...lol.
Somehow I never read these as a child, nor did I ever see the TV show. Now I volunteer at a little museum dedicated to Arizona's pioneer history, and it seems every child who comes in is reading (or watching) Little House on the Prairie. Time to find out what they know. This one, I gather, is the most famous? Have to say that as an adult I have mixed feelings about it. I was interested in finding out the depiction of Native Americans, because I've heard some controversy over that. It wasn't as bad as I expected, Pa and Ma at least are not homicidal, although Ingalls doesn't depict the Indians as anything good. There is just a tiny seed of doubt, from Laura, that the Indians might not appreciate settlers taking everything that used to be theirs. But we know what happened and it cannot be changed, as a reflection of the times (not just the time frame of the book but the time the novel was written) it's a good story although I think parents should discuss the attitudes and the entitlement. As a lesson in self-reliance and just the over-all toughness of those pioneers it is excellent.
Beautiful Gift Copy!
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.
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.
Great book. Glad that we own it and can enjoy it for years to come.
My grandchildren loved it.
I read it as a child and enjoyed it all over again.
The big woods are getting too crowded! Pa Ingalls decides to sell and the family sets out for Indian country. Pa builds a new little house on the prairie. Life is hard and dangerous, but the family are kept busy and happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.
Most have classic!!
These stories are always quick fun reads for any age
Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House Books. Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house and the family sets out for Indian country! Great story for kids of all ages to read on their own or to have read aloud.
I have always loved the Little House books! Great for kids or adults!
The big woods becomes too crowded so Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura and Carrie move from Wisconsin to Oklahoma. The government decides the land belongs to the Indians so they must move on again. Great book and story!
I loved reading this with my 6-year old son. He loved hearing the true stories of life on the prairie in that time period.
A classic.
Great book. Different cover though - same ISBN number.
I have never read this, bought at a used bookstore. Looks to be in good condition, maybe some yellowing of pages from age but a good copy.
Blue cover, not checkered
