Hard Times on the Prairie

Little House Chapter Books: Laura #8

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Renée Graef (Illustrator)

Gentle adaptations of Laura Ingalls Wilder's celebrated Little House stories have been gathered together here in two new titles in our Little House Chapter Book series.Frontier life wasn't always easy, and in Hard Times on the Prairie, Laura and her family struggle against prairie fires, grasshoppers, and winter blizzards. But with their fighting pioneer spirit, the Ingalls family always manages to make it through the hardest of hard times.In Little House Farm Days, Laura has to do her part to help run the Ingalls family farm. From helping Pa smoke meat to planting seeds and making cheese with Ma, Laura is a big help. Pa doesn't know what he'd do without her!With simple text, entertaining stories, and Renee Graef's beautiful black-and-white artwork, Little House Chapter Books are the perfect way to introduce beginning chapter book readers to the world of Little House.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Childrens, Classics, Historical, Classic Literature, Fiction

72 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Ingalls wrote a series of historical fiction books for children based on her childhood growing up in a pioneer family. She also wrote a regular newspaper column and kept a diary as an adult moving from South Dakota to Missouri, the latter of which has been published as a book.

Reviews

[Kaiden Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it because I like dog books a lot and like, the cover looks really good. And it was really interesting. What made it interesting was about those like little bugs. Like little grasshoppers. And Laura and Jack books are really good. 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[Adamary Diaz]

I want to read , because it’s my life and I want to start finding a library to find a hard chapter books

[Elsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[GheenGirls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turtle: great! Return to library.

[Cara Hanson]

Awards: None

Appropriate Grade Levels: Grade 1 to Grade 3

Summary: Hard Times on the Prairie is one of a series of Little House Chapter Books, based on the popular series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The book describes the life of the Ingalls family on the Kansas prairie.

Review: As is the case with all of the "Little House" books, Laura Ingalls Wilder gives readers a taste of life on the frontier during the Westward Expansion. Primary school children will be amazed at the contrast between the life of Laura Ingalls and their own in terms of school, chores and activities!

Classroom Uses: This book could relate to a primary grade lesson on Economics (wants vs. needs). It could also be used to teach about lifestyle during the Westward Expansion.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always loved Laura Ingalls Wilder books and the show LHOP. I enjoy reading about what life was like for them during the 1800s. The hard times that they went through then, make me realize how trivial my problems are now. Regardless, this strong family always made do with what they had.

[Alison Lake · Rating 5 out of 5]

We usually read a chapter a day of this series, but the last three chapters were suspenseful! We read right through to the end, much to the delight of my four year old who got to stay up extra late to hear how it all turned out.

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[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Historical Fiction- younger children) in notebook

[Gemma Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it

[Penelope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read, good for young children.

[Katherine Kapellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been a fan of the little house series for a long time. I enjoyed reading this book because it shows that not everything was perfect, everything did not always work out in their favor. Money was really tight back then, if your crops got ruined you lost your main source of income and probably have to find a job if you didn't have one already. Even though the prices are a lot lower back then as compared to today, it was still expensive for them to buy things they needed on an every day basis.