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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-10006056508X

ISBN-139780060565084

eBay Product ID (ePID)23038213104

Product Key Features

Book TitleThese Happy Golden Years CD

Publication Year2006

TopicClassics, Historical / United States / 20th Century, General, Historical / United States / 19th Century

LanguageEnglish

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder

Book SeriesLittle House Ser.

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 In.

Item Length5.8 In.

Item Weight5.5 Oz

Item Width5.1 In.

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromThird Grade

Series Volume Number8

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisLaura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday-no matter what the weather-Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. Laura and Almanzo are courting, and even though she's not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings. These Happy Golden Years is the eight book in the Laura Years series., For 15-year-old Laura Ingalls, becoming the new teacher at school is a terrifying prospect, but she needs the money to keep Mary in a college for the blind. Things improve, however, when Almanzo Wilder comes a-courtin'. Unabridged. 5 CDs., The eighth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor. Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but she knows that her earnings can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. Only one thing gets her through the lonely weeks--every weekend, Almanzo Wilder arrives at the school to take Laura home for a visit. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo. The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura's own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories., Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but keeps at it so that she can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. During school vacations Laura has fun with her singing lessons, going on sleigh rides, and best of all, helping Almanzo Wilder drive his new buggy. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo in the romantic conclusion of this Little House book. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

Number of Pages320 pages