|
Loading... On the Banks of Plum Creekby Laura Ingalls WilderSeries: Original Little House Series (4), Little House novels, chronological order (book 19)
LibraryThing recommendationsMember recommendationsLoading...
won't like
will probably not like
will probably like
will like
will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Read these as a child and loved them all. I had the 9 boxed set volume.   FMRox | Aug 2, 2009 |  This is the story of the life of Laura Ingalls wilder. She lived in minnesota in the 1800's. She recounts her childhood memories on the farm and in school. You get introduced to her family and friends and the era comes to life through her writings. I have a lot of memories of these books. They were the first chapter books I read as a girl. I have also read them to my children. It is fun to hear her recount her life. We also enjoy the t.v. show. It is however very different from the books. As always the books are better. I would read this book to the class and also find some handouts about life in the 1800's. We could talk about horse and buggy's, how life would have been without refriderator and haveing to grow your own food. denisecase | Jul 14, 2009 | This chapter in the Ingalls family is marked by high hopes that end up unfulfilled. I can't even imagine a cloud of grasshoppers so thick that it blots out the sun and covers every inch of ground so that you can't walk or breath. And blizzards that happen all winter long, one after another. While the experiences are certainly interesting, I found myself wishing for better days for the family. (  ) tjsjohanna | Jun 10, 2009 | On the Banks of Plum Creek is possibly one of the more interesting tales of the family's journeys. The live in a dugout, deal with blizzards and wild animals, but also have neighbors and a town close enough to visit when the weather isn't too bad. The cast of characters changes slightly because of the nearby town and suddenly life seems to be more than just about the Ingalls family. I liked the storytelling, too. Laura doesn't claim that she was a model child, or even that her sister Mary, though better behaved, was a model child. The two squabble, they struggle with tempers, jealousy, greed, temptation... normal human afflictions. I felt like I was a part of the lives of the people in the story, so alive they came off of the page. ( ) rainbowdarling | May 12, 2009 | This is in my top three Little House books. This one takes place when Laura is still young and spunky, which is so fun to read about. ( ) gillis.sarah | Jan 12, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book description |
|
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds a wonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hinged door. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores, and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry music of Pa's fiddle. Misfortunes come in the form of a grasshopper plague and a terrible blizzard, but the pioneer family works hard together to overcome these troubles.
And so continues Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story.
(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:58 -0400)
The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details.
Quick Links |
| Ebooks | Audio | Swap |
| — | — | 169/47 |
Wikipedia in English
