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Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder. By: Alisha Fahey. Early Life. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born on February 7, 1867, in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Her Parents were Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She had three sisters Mary, Carrie, Grace. She had a brother Freddy who only lived for a year.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder

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  1. Laura Ingalls Wilder By: Alisha Fahey

  2. Early Life • Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born on February 7, 1867, in Pepin County, Wisconsin. • Her Parents were Charles and Caroline Ingalls. • She had three sisters Mary, Carrie, Grace. • She had a brother Freddy who only lived for a year. • She grew up traveling across the United States in a covered wagon with her family.

  3. Adult Life • She became a school teacher in order to help her family out. • She married Almanzo Wilder on August 25, 1885. • She gave birth to Rose Wilder on December 5, 1886. • She also had a son in 1889, however he did not live long for them to name him. • Due to hard times the family moved from South Dakota to Missouri in 1894. • Laura died on February 10, 1957 (age 90) Laura and Almanzo - 1885

  4. Laura’s family travels

  5. “Little House” • Laura is best known for her Little House series • After encouragement from her daughter she started writing the series in 1932. • She completed the 8 volume series in 1943. • Each of the locations in her books now are set aside as a historical site where readers can go, see, and experience where she lived. • While talking about the series she said, “I had no idea I was writing history.”

  6. Laura’s Works • Little House in the Big Woods • Farmer Boy • Little House on the Prairie • On the Banks of Plum Creek • By the Shores of Silver Lake • The Long Winter • Little Town on the Prairie • These Happy Golden Years • On the Way Home • The First Four Years • West from Home

  7. Laura’s Books

  8. Quotable Quotations by Laura Ingalls Wilder • “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” • “There's no great loss without some small gain.” • “Home is the nicest word there is.” • “Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.” • “We'd never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.” • “There is nothing wrong with God's plan that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.” • “Never bet your money on another man's game.” • “The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”

  9. Resources • http://liwfrontiergirl.com/ • http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/ingallswilder_l.htm • http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5300.Laura_Ingalls_Wilder • http:// www.fanpop.com/spots/laura-ingalls-wilder/images/294591/title/map-ingalls-travels-photo

  10. Other interesting links toLaura Ingalls Wilder information • http://lauraingallswilderhome.com/ • http://ingallshomestead.com/ • http://liwfrontiergirl.com/ • http://www.lauraingallspepin.com/

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