Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s unpublished memoirs, Old Town in the Green Groves continues the classic American pioneer saga from the award-winning Little House series. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
For the first time since they left the Big Woods of Wisconsin, the Ingalls family is halted in their westward trek when Pa is forced to find work in a hotel in Burr Oak, Iowa. If they can save enough money, they'll continue searching for a new place to call home.---from the publisher
192 pages 978-0060885465 Ages 8-12
Keywords: pioneers, family, moving, historical fiction, 19th century, 8 year old, 9 year old 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, part of a series
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After grasshoppers ruin the crops, eight-year-old Laura Ingalls and her family leave Plum Creek and move to Burr Oak, Iowa, where they experience life in a small town and help manage a hotel. --from the publisher
Editor's note: Gr. 3-7. When Wilder wrote the original Little House stories, she left a gap of two years between On the Banks of Plum Creek and By the Shores of Silver Lake. Now Rylant has crafted a story, based on Wilder's unpublished notes, filling in the story.--from Kay Weisman ALA
Original illustrations by Jim LaMarche (2002 hardcover edition 978-0060295615 176 pages)
