Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Long Winter



Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Title: The Long Winter
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Genre:  Historical Fiction
Subgenre: Junior Fiction
Theme: Survival
Primary and Secondary Characters: Laura, Pa , Ma, townspeople, Almanzo Wilder
Awards: Newberry Honor
Publishing Company: Harper & Row
How you would use with your students and brief summary: This is the sixth book in the Little House series and is about a harsh winter the Ingalls family and their townspeople have to withstand in 1880-1881, when blizzard after blizzard pounds their town. It is a great story to show children how hard it was to survive the winters back in the day and the things families had to go through to survive. 

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