- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: HarperPaperbacks (17 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0644000694
- ISBN-13: 978-0064400060
- ASIN: 0064400069
- Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 13.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #15 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > W > Wilder, Laura Ingalls
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The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left. so voting Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little house books.
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.
1941 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1940–1954 (ALA)
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The Ingalls family moves into the town of DeSmet to weather the dangerous winter ahead. As the snow mounts, Laura and her family must ration their food and coal as they wait in vain for a train to arrive with supplies. Almanzo Wilder and his brother realize that if something isn’t done soon, everyone will starve. They begin an impossible journey across the frozen prairie in search of provisions, before it’s too late.
Based on the real adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, THE LONG WINTER is the sixth book in the award-winning Little House series.
Based on the real adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, THE LONG WINTER is the sixth book in the award-winning Little House series.
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The mowing machine's whirring sounded cheerfully from the old buffalo wallow south of the claim shanty, where bluestem grass stood thick and tall and Pa was cutting it for have. Read the first page
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The mowing machine's whirring sounded cheerfully from the old buffalo wallow south of the claim shanty, where bluestem grass stood thick and tall and Pa was cutting it for have. Read the first page
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the fifth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's slightly fictionalized account of the life of pioneers in the 1860-80 period. This is an account of one of the toughest winters on record, as it was lived by a family with nothing to rely on but themselves and their neighbors. Cut off from any chance of supply, only in their first year of homesteading, they had very little in the way of food or supplies when the hard winter predicted by an ancient Native American comes to pass. There is every real chance that the tiny town on the treeless steppe of South Dakota will starve before the Hard Winter turns into spring. Only the bravery of Laura's future husband, Almanzo Wilder, and his freind Cap Garland, who go out in a break in the weather to track down a "possible" source of food, saves them from starvation. It is a truly heroic story told in a straightforward and loving fashion from the teenaged girl who survived it with her family by dent of ingenuity. One of my favorites of the series which I continue to reread as an adult on a yearly basis. Highly recommended for children 11 and up.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Every chapter holds a new part, or story to this fantastic book by Laura Ingalls. You can just imagine being in the blizzard, stuck at school in the snow, wondering when the next train will come. I particuly liked the part when it was Christmas, I could just imagine what it would be like with the brilliant describing words she used. It gave a great insight into how it was in those times and how they used to live. This is a great book for anyone who likes an easy read and a great book you can't put down
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Was entralled from the beginning by this children's book, and I am 31! I have read the other 4 early years books and this is my favourite. Although the book is about a tough period in the idyllic series , it loses nothing of it's innocence and magic. And makes me hanker for a time long gone...Full of nostalgia and poignancy.
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A whole different world
Each winter I treat myself to a "Little House" book to read during the freezing weather and I think this was the best yet. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. C. Bowen
Brilliant Read
These books were mainly written for a young audience. I'm a hugh Little House fan, both books and the TV series and, as a more "mature" person, I come back to the books again and... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2008 by sp
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