The Long Winter
What's The Long Winter About
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.
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This is one of my favorite books in the Little House series. As a kid, I think I loved it because of the way Laura and her family had to innovate to solve the difficult problems that arose from a particularly hard winter. It's also fun that Almanzo comes back into the story in this book. Even if you're feeling a bit bored with the other Little House books, it might be worth skipping ahead to give this one another try!
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America’s heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America’s quintessential pioneer story.
Garth Williams (1912–1996) was known for his realistic yet highly expressive animal characters. He brought to life some of the best-loved children’s books of the twentieth century, including Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series and E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little. Williams illustrated many timeless Golden Books, including Baby Farm Animals, Mister Dog, and The Friendly Book.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780064400060
- Publication Date
- June 15, 1940
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1940
- Page Count
- 334
- Words Per Page
- 203
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 790L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 10
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 370
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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