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Farmer Boy
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Little House: Book 3

Farmer Boy (1933) (edit title/settings)

by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author) (edit contributors)

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While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Here Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from... read more

Summary edit see section history

This book is about almanzo early life! Almanzo is the boy that lives on the farm that goes through many challenges on the farm.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Almanzo Wilder: A young farmboy in New York State that has an enormous appetite.
  • Alice: Almanzo's older sister who is fun and likes running around with him.
  • Eliza Jane: Manzo's oldest sister who tends to be bossy, but is actually kind, she is also very responsible
  • Royal: Almanzo's oldest brother who tries to be a responsible young man.
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First Sentence edit see section history

He wore one pair of socks pulled snug over the legs of his underdrawers, and another pair outside the legs of his long brown pants, and he wore moccasins.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. School Days
2. Winter Evening
3. Winter Night
4. Surprise
5. Birthday
6. Filling the Ice House
7. Saturday Night
8. Sunday
9. Breaking in the Calves
10. The Turn of the Year
11. Springtime
12. Tin-Peddler
13. The Strange Dog
14. Sheep-Shearing
15. Cold Snap
16. Independence Day
17. Summer-Time
18. Keeping House
19. Early Harvest
20. Late Harvest
21. County Fair
22. Fall of the Year
23. Cobbler
24. The Little Bobsled
25. Threshing
26. Christmas
27. Wood-Hauling
28. Mr. Thompson's Pocketbook
29. Farmer Boy

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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 9 in Little House. (standard series)

Preceded by Little House on the Prairie, and followed by On the Banks of Plum Creek.

This is book 453 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Garth Williams (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper and Brothers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1933
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 372

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.W6461
  • Dewey: <Fic>

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

This book would be great for a child of about 9-10 but also makes a great read-aloud story for younger children as well.

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