Ginger Wadsworth

Author of Laura Ingalls Wilder

31 Works 1,140 Members 24 Reviews

About the Author

As a girl, Ginger Wadsworth loved reading the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and dreamed of joining the Ingalls family as they traveled from place to place by covered wagon. These stories inspired her to write two biographies of Wilder for young people, plus another book about pioneer show more life, Along the Santa Fe Trail: Marion Russell's Own Story. Ms. Wadsworth lives in Orinda, California, with her husband, Bill. For part of the year, she migrates south to the Anza-Borrego Desert, where a section of the Southern Emigrant Trail passes near her cabin show less

Image credit: photo by Bill Wadsworth

Works by Ginger Wadsworth

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Laura Ingalls Wilder (1996) 116 copies

Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist (2003) 104 copies

The Wright Brothers (History Maker Bios Series) (1609) 88 copies

Cesar Chavez (2005) 78 copies

One Tiger Growls (1999) 77 copies

First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low (2012) 62 copies

Desert Discoveries (1997) 57 copies

Julia Morgan, Architect of Dreams (Lerner Biographies) (1990) 56 copies

Along the Santa Fe Trail: Marion Russell's Own Story (1993) 52 copies

Up, Up, and Away (2009) 49 copies

Tundra Discoveries (1999) 39 copies

Camping With the President (2009) 36 copies

John Muir: Wilderness Protector (Lerner Biographies) (1992) 35 copies

Annie Oakley (History Maker Bios) (2005) 34 copies

Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field (2016) 31 copies

One on a Web (1997) 31 copies

Words West: Voices of Young Pioneers (2003) 30 copies

Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth (Lerner Biographies) (1992) 24 copies

John Burroughs: The Sage of Slabsides (1997) 20 copies

River Discoveries (2002) 19 copies

Giant Sequoia Trees (Early Bird Nature Books) (1995) 19 copies

Born to Draw Comics: The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts (2019) 19 copies

Yosemite's Songster: One Coyote's Story (1800) 18 copies

Seasons of the Bear: A Yosemite Story (2016) 14 copies

Woolly Mammoths (On My Own Science) (2006) 8 copies

Susan Butcher, Sled Dog Racer (The Achievers) (1994) 8 copies

Survival in the Snow (On My Own History) (2009) 6 copies

Tomorrow is Daddy's birthday (1994) 5 copies

Farewell Jimmy the Greek: The Wizard of Odds (1997) 2 copies

Poop Detectives Working Dogs in the Field 2 copies

One Tiger Grows 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Wadsworth, Ginger
Gender: female
Places of residence: La Jolla, California, USA
Education: University of California, Davis
Relationships: Evarts Jr., Hal G. (father)
Evarts Sr., Hal G. (grandfather)
Organizations: Western Writers of America

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Laura Ingalls Wilder by Ginger Wadsworth

Presents Laura Ingalls Wilder's life as a pioneer girl and her work as a writer describing that life for others.

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PlumfieldCH | 1 other review | Sep 22, 2023 |

First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low by Ginger Wadsworth

Juliette Gordon Low, or “Daisy” as she was called, made history by help - ing extend the world of girls beyond the home into the out-of-doors with the founding of the Girl Scouts. She also advocated for women in public life and professional roles

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NCSS | 2 other reviews | Jul 23, 2021 |