These Happy Golden Years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner by Laura Ingalls Wilder (

Description: These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams "Illustrations copyright renewed 1981"--Copyright page. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The eighth book in Laura Ingalls Wilders treasured Little House series. This edition features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams.Laura is teaching school, and its 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 shes not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings.The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Lauras real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family. Back Cover 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 Marys 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. Author Biography Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout Americas heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as Americas quintessential pioneer story.Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known childrens books.In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Seldens The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits Wedding (HarperCollins). Details ISBN0060264802 Author Garth Williams Pages 304 Language English Illustrator Garth Williams ISBN-10 0060264802 ISBN-13 9780060264802 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1953 Series Little House Audience Age 8-12 Residence US Birth 1867 Death 1957 Short Title THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS DOI 10.1604/9780060264802 Series Number 8 Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1953-10-14 NZ Release Date 1953-10-14 US Release Date 1953-10-14 UK Release Date 1953-10-14 Subtitle A Newbery Honor Award Winner Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 1953-10-14 Audience Children / Juvenile DEWEY 813.52 Imprint US HarperCollins Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6518967;

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