Cover of Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House

Reading Level 4-5 Gentle (Lvl 1) Ages 9-12

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.

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About This Book

Join Laura Ingalls and her family as they journey across the vast plains to start a new life in Kansas. They build their cozy home, tend their crops, and explore the wildlife around them, discovering the joys and challenges of pioneer living. Through hard work and togetherness, their days are filled with adventure and hope on the open prairie.

Representation & Themes

FamilyAdventureHistoricalComing of AgeSurvivalNature

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 1 — Gentle
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

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Details

ISBN
0064400026
Pages
335
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
1994
Type
Fiction
Word Count
52,038

Genres

Juvenile Fiction

Subjects

Osage Nationcovered wagonsJuvenile audiencepioneerspioneer childrenhistorical fictionjuvenile worksFrontier and pioneer lifeFamilyJuvenile fictionFamily lifeFictionGreat PlainsLong Now Manual for CivilizationFamily relationshipsChildrenFamiliesFor National Curriculum Key Stage 2English languageEnglishEnglish (ie as school subject)HistorySpanish language materialsSpanish languageNovela juvenilFamiliaVida fronterizaChildren's booksChildren's fictionKansas, fictionFrontier and pioneer life, fictionLarge type booksFamily life, fictionUnited states, fictionPionerosFamiliasFrontera y exploradoresVidaFicción juvenilFiction, sagasFamily, fictionEr tong wen xueZhang pian xiao shuoYing yuDui zhao du wuHan yuSuo xieChildren's stories, AmericanTranslations into HebrewChildren's stories, HebrewTranslations from English

People

Laura Ingalls WilderPa IngallsMa IngallsMary IngallsCarrie IngallsMr. EdwardsLaura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)

Places

Great PlainsKansasWisconsinKansas TerritoryAmerican MidwestIndependenceIndian territoryTennesseeUSAXian dai