Little author in the big woods
Subtitle: a biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder
By: Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Jennifer Thermes
Contributors: Thermes, Jennifer, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780805095425
Subjects: American Women authors; Women pioneers; History and criticism; Juvenile literature; Biography; American Autobiographical fiction
Other titles: Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Description: "Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional series as well as the many similarities. It's a fascinating story of a much-celebrated writer"--

This narrative portrait of the author of the Little House series details her real life as a young pioneer traveling west with her family and making new homes, revealing how her actual life was both the same and different from the adventures in her books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 3 3 170141