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Most of you know Laura Ingalls Wilder as an author of __The Little House Series__ but who was Laura really? Well your about to learn where she lived over her life, what food she ate, and her family. You will also learn about her older life, books she wrote, and //crazy // fact about her and her family.


 * //__Where did Laura Live? __//**

Neighhh! Laura was born in the big woods of Wisconsin but in a little house. They moved to Missouri shortly after they left Wisconsin. They lived there for a little while then moved to the big open prairie of Kansas for a year or two and got driven out by the government. Her Pa (Charles) decided to move again to Uncle Peter’s farm in Minnesota where Laura had a small job to do. They moved after a few months to Burr Oak, Iowa, where Pa had a job in a hotel where they stayed till they had enough money to move to a house. Laura and Mary went to school in Burr Oak. Then Laura’s family moved to Walnut Grove for a few weeks. They then moved to Silver Lake in Dakota Territory with their cousins where Laura had to do chores for their neighbor and Laura got to ride horses. Sometime after leaving Silver Lake, then they lived in the town of Desmet South Dakota where there were some hard winters, then Laura got married. She and her husband Almonzo moved to the prairies of South Dakota. A year later Laura and her husband moved back to Minnesota, then after a few months visiting relatives they moved to Florida. They lived there for a few months then back to Desmet then to Mansfield Missouri. Then after a while they moved back to the hot Florida areas. Then back to South Dakota and Missouri. She lived many places and I hope you can enjoy many places to.

//__ Kinds of food she ate __//

Laura and her family trapped or hunted most of their food. How would you feel if there was no store to buy any food from? Laura and her family ate jack rabbit, deer, bear, prairie chickens, turkey, and many other kinds of meats Pa caught. Ma cooked corn bread and cooked the meats Pa caught. Laura picked fresh plums, apples, and bananas. Sometimes she got to eat sacks of beans, potatoes, barrels of flour, and corn meal. She even got to consume canned pickles and peaches. This was considered a big treat back then.


 * //__ Her family __//**

Do you have many family members? Well Laura did. Her Pa, Charles Ingalls – Had a fiddle and sang Laura to sleep. Her Ma, Caroline Ingalls – She did most of the chores, cleaning, and cooking. Mary her older sister – Mary became blind, and then she went to a school in Iowa for the blind. Carrie her little sister – birthrate August 3, 1870. Grace her little sister – May 1877 (they didn’t know the exact date of birth.) Freddie her little brother – He was born November 1, 1875. At the end of August Freddie died at his Uncle Peter’s farm. He was buried there. Almonzo Wilder Laura’s husband- He was 10 years older than Laura and grew up in New York. Rose Wilder – Laura’s first daughter. Born December 5, 1886. She started school at five. Freddie Wilder – 1889 August, died suddenly in two weeks.


 * __ Older life __**

These are some of the things that happened when Laura was older. Laura married Almonzo and they had many farms. They raised animals such as: hogs, sheep, chickens, and goats. She grew up to be a famous writer. Laura became the best student in Desmet School. Soon after Laura met Almonzo, she passed the teacher’s examination and was asked to teach for two months, twelve miles from Desmet. Almonzo picked up Laura from school on weekends. In the spring Almonzo asked Laura to go on a buggy ride with him.


 * //__ Books she wrote __//**

Did you ever write a book? Laura wrote many different books they were all about her life they were called “Little House Books.” These books are in order from her life. From childhood to adulthood and how important and close she believes she was with her family. She wrote __“Little House in the Big Woods”__ (1932) __“Little House on the Prairie”__ (1935) these are books about when she was really little around 5 years old. __“Farmer Boy”__ (1933) is based on her husband Almonzo’s childhood.


 * //__C __//****//__ razy __//** **__facts __**

Here are some random facts about Laura and her family. - She was a pioneer girl  and loved working in the wilderness and farming. - At the age of 15 Laura taught school in a one room school house for a term. - While she was teaching she fell in love with Almonzo Wilder and got married! - Almonzo Wilder was 10 years older than Laura. - Mary, Caroline, and Charles (Sister, Mom, and Dad) lived in the last house everyone in their family had moved to.  You can find out more about Laura and her family in the __Little House Books.__ Get up and go to the library and check out her books.