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By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, Bk 5)
By the Shores of Silver Lake - Little House, Bk 5
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN-13: 9780060264161
ISBN-10: 0060264160
Publication Date: 10/14/1953
Pages: 304
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 168 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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mom2shy avatar reviewed By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, Bk 5) on + 52 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I read the entire series many times as a kid. I loved these books & so did my daughter. I recommend this series for all kids who need a break from the sci-fi/fantasy/cartoon books that are out there now.
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Laura and her family are moving weat again-this time to Dakota Territory. Pa has just heard about a good job with the railroad, and the Ingalls family will be amoung the first settlers in the new town. Laura really likes their frontier home. . . until the night she and Carrie take a walk-and come face to face with a huge prairie wolf!
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Helpful Score: 1
I always liked Little House on the Praire, so I really enjoyed this book alot.
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Who doesn't love reading the old Laura Ingalls books? Frontier family stories & adventures, simple lives, and the raw frontier in the 1800's. Great family reading!
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Ms. Wilder is a must read for every child!
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The Ingalls family had fared badly in Plum Creek, Minnesota. They were in debt. Mary was blind now. So Pa went West to work at a railroad camp in Dakota Territory where he could make as much as fifty dollars a month! Then he sent for his wife and four children, and they became the first settlers in the new town of DeSmet. But the railroad brought hordes of land-hungry people from the West. Had Pa waited too long to file his homestead claim?
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Very enjoyable. We learn about homesteading and how things all went down in the Dakotas in order to gain your own land. It was pretty adventurous. I just love how kind and loving the Ingalls are. You really fall in love with their family life and how selfless they each try to be. Laura is growing up and tries out new things (like riding ponies bareback and driving horses), we get a slight glimpse of how Carrie is now that she is older, and the other changes that occurs to other members in the family. It was really wonderful.
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One of my favorites in the series- highly recommend for any girl!
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An interesting book about the simple lives of when people lived on the praire.
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from the back...

Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books.

Pa Inglass heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. when Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.
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Laura and her family are moving west again -- this time to Dakota Territory. Pa has just heard about a good job with the railroad, and the Ingalls family will be among the first settlers in the new town. Laura really likes their frontier home ... until the night she and Carrie take a walk -- and come face to face with a hugh prairie wolf!!
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One of the classic Laura Ingealls Wilder story. These are really good.
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My daughter and I have been reading the Little House series together for a while now. This book is just as good as the others.
coneflower2001 avatar reviewed By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, Bk 5) on + 41 more book reviews
We enjoyed this series. A classic that all ages will enjoy! Thumbs up!!
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The Ingalls family leaves Plum Creek.

Pa heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. When Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of DeSmet. And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.
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Always love these classics! Cant wait to find out hwat happens next!
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Love Little House books!!!
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Great Book
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Beautiful gift Copy!

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors' house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. The Ingallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over.
reviewed By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, Bk 5) on + 3558 more book reviews
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors' house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. The Ingalls' covered-wagon travels are finally over. Great Gift copy.
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Great book. Different cover though - same ISBN number.
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no dust jacket