A pioneer family leaves the Wisconsin woods and travels by covered wagon to Kansas
What it is about
Laura’s father decides to leave their cabin in Wisconsin for the open land of the West. The Ingalls family travels in a covered wagon and builds a new house on the prairie in Kansas. The book describes the work, the weather, the neighbors and the dangers of frontier life through a young girl’s eyes.
Who will enjoy it
Families who want a classic read-aloud about frontier life.
What you will get
A gentle story with a lot of detail about how people lived. Note that it contains attitudes toward Native Americans that readers today find troubling.
Little House on the Prairie Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Pioneers · Family · Frontier
Length
335 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Laura, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and Ma and Pa.
Setting
The Kansas prairie in the 1870s.
What makes it different
Everyday pioneer life told from a child’s view, in plain words.
Feel
Cozy, simple and adventurous.
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