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The First Four Years

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The First Four Years

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Narrated by: Cherry Jones
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Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must face the hardships and triumphs encountered by so many American pioneers.

And so Laura Ingalls Wilder's adventure as a little pioneer girl ends, and her new life as a pioneer wife and mother begins. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts.

 Classics Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multi-generational Family Marriage Heartfelt

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I love the Little House books - I read them all as a child back in the 70's, so it's great to have them all on audio. This particular title is very short, and is not what I deem to be worth the cost of an entire credit. Clearly, anyone purchasing this has purchased the previous books, and I feel very strongly that it should have been as a free addition to These Happy Golden Years.

Should be included with These Happy Golden Years

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A hard book to read but a good book and so real. I wish there was more.

Laura

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I liked the overall, but i think that this is a poor ending to the little house series. Its fairly good but i hate to hear the devistation and hardness of laura, almanzo and rose's life. Otherwise ok, although i feel like laura and manly kissed more before they married then after. From imogen, 11 years old. 2025

Good book, but to sad for my taste.

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