Laura Ingalls Wilder
By: Tanya Lee Stone.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: DK biography
Publisher: DK Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780756645076; 9780756645083
Subjects: Wilder, Laura Ingalls, -- 1867-1957 -- Juvenile literature; Wilder, Laura Ingalls, -- 1867-1957; Women pioneers -- United States -- Biography; Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who used her experiences growing up in a pioneer household in the nineteenth century to write a series of classic children's novels, including "Little House on the Prairie."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Beloved author; title: From the big woods to the prairie; title: Big woods beckons; title: Prairie plight; title: City life; title: Welcome back to Walnut Grove; title: On to De Smet; title: Bessie and manly; title: Hard times; title: New page; title: Life on Rocky Ridge; title: Writing life begins; title: Rose returns to Rocky ridge; title: Mother-Daughter; title: arrangement; title: From farmer to award-winning author; title: Literary legacy; title: Timeline; title: For further study; title: Index; title: Bibliography.