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Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote On the Banks of Plum Creek.
"On the Banks of Plum Creek" by Laura Ingalls Wilder has 344 pages in its original edition.
Laura Ingalls Wilder has written various books, including Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, The Adventures of Laura and Jack, By the Shores of Silver Lake, A Deer in the Wood, and more.
Caroline Ingalls, Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, fell ill in the mid-1870s with what was believed to be "spotted fever" (possibly spinal meningitis) but she eventually recovered. This illness was documented in Laura Ingalls Wilder's book series "Little House on the Prairie."
The main characters in the book "On the Banks of Plum Creek" are Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mary Ingalls, Carrie Ingalls, Ma (Caroline), Pa (Charles), and Baby Grace. The story follows the Ingalls family as they settle in Minnesota and face challenges like building a home, surviving harsh winters, and dealing with natural disasters.
Other books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder include "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," and "The First Four Years."
The order of the Laura Ingalls Wilder series is: 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, and The First Four Years.
Laura went to school as a student in Plum Creek,MN and DeSmet, SD. She also taught in three other other schools in South Dakota near DeSmet.
Yes, Laura Ingalls Wilder received numerous awards for her work, including the Newbery Honor for her book "Little House in the Big Woods" in 1938. She also received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the American Library Association in 1954 for her significant and lasting contribution to children's literature.
She wrote Little House in the Big Woods. It told the story of her early childhood years in Wisconsin. Farmer Boy,an account of Laura's husband, Manly's childhood in New York state, followed in 1933. Two years later, Little House on the Prairie appeared on the shelves. Then On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937), By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939), The Long Winter (1940), Little Town on the Prairie(1941), and These Happy Golden Years (1943).
We learn about Mary's loss in On The Shores of Silver Lake but she had lost her eyesight a little before that, when Caroline, Carrie, Grace and Mary all caught the measles or as they called it, scarlet fever.
In order: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years and The First Four Years