Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little House (Women of Our Time) - Softcover

Giff, Patricia Reilly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140320741 ISBN 13: 9780140320749

Publisher: Puffin, 1988

Synopsis

Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up during the pioneer days of America. To the delight of millions of readers, she spent her adulthood recounting her girlhood memories. The story behind the creator of the beloved Little House books "provides dimension and insight."--Booklist.

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Newbery Honor books, Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6 A brief biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder that may interest readers of the ``Little House'' (Harper) books. Obviously, a short biography of the author of nine autobiographical novels can't give readers much new information about her life. However, Giff does explain that Wilder started writing at age 65, after being encouraged by her daughter, Rose, and describes her life with Almanzo, the birth and death of a son, and her writing for local newspapers. Information about the Laura Ingalls Wilder award is sketchy at best, not stating that the award was first presented to Wilder, and stating that it is given ``to a children's author whose books are wonderful and loved by children.'' Giff includes quotes and facts from the ``Little House'' books, and her biography of the author should appeal to Wilder's fans. Margaret C. Howell, Cameron Elementary School, Fairfax County, Va.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0140320741
• ISBN 13: 9780140320749
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64