Prairie Girl

By William Anderson, Renee Graef

Price: $13.89

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Prairie Girl

By William Anderson, Renee Graef

Price: $13.89

About the Book

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s fans know her best as “half-pint,” America’s spirited pioneer girl who wrote about her childhood growing up on the prairie in the late 1800s.

Now noted Wilder historian William Anderson takes us beyond the Little House books and tells us about the real events that inspired Laura’s stories, like the time that thousands of grasshoppers ate the Ingallses’ crops. He also includes the experiences that Laura did not write about, such as the two years the family spent in Burr Oak, Iowa, running a hotel. Readers will also learn about the life Laura led with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, after the Little House books end.

Renée Graef’s detailed artwork beautifully illustrates this engaging, accessible biography of one of America’s favorite authors.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060289744
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Feb 3, 2004
List price: $13.89
No of pages: 80
Trim Size: 5.880 in (w) x 8.630 in (h) x 0.480 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States
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William Anderson

Biography

William Anderson is a historian, educator, and author of twenty-five books of biography, travel, and history. His groundbreaking research on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books led to many HarperCollins titles, including Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography, Laura Ingalls Wilder Country, and A Little House Sampler. He has also written for Travel & Leisure, the Saturday Evening Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and many other national magazines. Anderson is a frequent speaker at conferences, schools, and libraries. He makes his home in Michigan.

Renee Graef

Biography

Renée Graef received her bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the illustrator of numerous titles in the Little House publishing program, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favorite Things and E.T.A Hoffman’s The Nutcracker, adapted by Janet Schulman. She lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

“Written with a simplicity and charm reminiscent of Wilder’s own prose, the book is just right for young readers.” — BookPage

About the Book

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s fans know her best as “half-pint,” America’s spirited pioneer girl who wrote about her childhood growing up on the prairie in the late 1800s.

Now noted Wilder historian William Anderson takes us beyond the Little House books and tells us about the real events that inspired Laura’s stories, like the time that thousands of grasshoppers ate the Ingallses’ crops. He also includes the experiences that Laura did not write about, such as the two years the family spent in Burr Oak, Iowa, running a hotel. Readers will also learn about the life Laura led with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, after the Little House books end.

Renée Graef’s detailed artwork beautifully illustrates this engaging, accessible biography of one of America’s favorite authors.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060289744
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Feb 3, 2004
List price: $13.89
No of pages: 80
Trim Size: 5.880 in (w) x 8.630 in (h) x 0.480 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

William Anderson

Biography

William Anderson is a historian, educator, and author of twenty-five books of biography, travel, and history. His groundbreaking research on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books led to many HarperCollins titles, including Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography, Laura Ingalls Wilder Country, and A Little House Sampler. He has also written for Travel & Leisure, the Saturday Evening Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and many other national magazines. Anderson is a frequent speaker at conferences, schools, and libraries. He makes his home in Michigan.

Renee Graef

Biography

Renée Graef received her bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the illustrator of numerous titles in the Little House publishing program, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favorite Things and E.T.A Hoffman’s The Nutcracker, adapted by Janet Schulman. She lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

“Written with a simplicity and charm reminiscent of Wilder’s own prose, the book is just right for young readers.” — BookPage

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