↠ Best books we read ☆ Farmer Boy Days (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder ¶ eBook or Kindle ePUB

It was so interesting to know Almanzo's family and how they lived every day. It was like being inside their house. What I remember the most and I bring it to my own times, is how Almanzo´s father gave his son the choice, reasoning on whehter it was worthwile to spend money on the pink lemonade during the Independence Day celebration in New York or better spend this money more wisely. The comparison on the time needed to earn money and the value for it was so transparent and still his dad did not oblige him, he gave him the choice. This was a beautiful, enriching and light read. 80 Mostly here for the 4th grade nostalgia. This book is awesome because Almanzo is adorable and pure in his love for his dad and desperate wish for his own horse. That being said, it has basically no plot :) 0064420612 I thought I would enjoy this book, because I have 3 young boys. But I had a hard time with it. I found myself so bored for most of it. I don't know if that's because I've been reading too much Little House and am burnt out on it, or if it's because I just genuinely found it boring. Farmer Boy Days (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #6) My children and I just finished reading this book out loud this summer. We enjoyed it so much that we took a field trip to Almanzo's childhood home. My kids really got a kick out of the way things used to be in the mid 1850s. Children were made to do numerous chores inside and out; weren't allowed to speak at the dinner table and were spanked or belted for even the tiniest misbehavior. It is so educational to read and learn about simpler times in Northern NY. Such a great book and such a fun experience to read the book and then visit the actual homestead in Malone, NY. 0064420612 I read this book along time ago when I was a child. Now decades later as an adult, I thought it would be fun to read this book again. FarmerBoy is about Almanzo Wilder. Laura Ingalls Wilder's husband. it is about Almanzo when he was a boy aging from almost nine to ten years old. She describes what farming life was like when Almanzo helped his family. Siblings, Royal,Eliza jane, and Alice. He worked hard on that farm. although he went to school some he was home more with all the chores involved in running a farm. In this book Laura Ingalls Wilder describes many details involved. the planting seeds for gardens, haying, milking cows. harvesting. Training colts etc. He worked a lot along with the rest of his family. An interesting read. especially getting the details of the hard work involved in running a farm. Paperback

From shearing sheep and milking cows to training young calves, Almanzo Wilder worked very hard on his family's farm in New York. But when his chores were all done, Almanzo could go to his favorite place in the whole world -- the Horse-Barn. Although his father wouldn't let him handle the frisky colts, Almanzo could still look at them and dream of one day having a horse all his own!These gentle adaptions from Laura Ingalls Wilder's original Little House books capture the spirit of this beloved pioneer girl and invite beginning chapter-book readers into the magical world of Little House. This glimpse into America's frontier past brings Laura's cherished stories to a whole new generation of young readers. Farmer Boy Days (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #6)

This story follows the life of Almanzo Wilder, the husband of Laura Ignalls, who was the star of the first book in this series. The description says that it is #6 in the series, but it is actually #2. There is not much of a storyline in this book either. Mostly just character following and detailing how life on a farm was back in the day. I found it harder to hold my attention than Little House In The Big Woods. Still good though. Excited for #3 Little House on the Prarie. Laura Ingalls Wilder This is our current read aloud in my classroom. It's a hit!

It's slow going with reading only a chapter a day, but this book is a hit. I love the way that simple book about a very different, far simpler time is so appealing to children. They find it exciting in a quiet way - no need for thrills. I love that.

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I am constantly amazed at how much kids love Laura's books. You'd think I wouldn't be surprised by now - but I am. I mean, really, her books are nothing like currently published books. By comparison they are tame and lacking in action. Yet, over and over again, children love, love, love them. My only problem now is what to read aloud next. It's always hard to follow up a fantastic book. 9780064420617 First time I've read this book in years, and it was amazing. So much detail about farming and the life of the Wilders in the mid 1800s, that I felt it could be used as a manual about farming today.

LIW always puts so much detail of the daily life of her family and now the Wilders into her books, they make fascinating reading at any age.
English OK, sure, it's a kid book. A kid book that am totally enthralled with! I can feel the comfort and peace of the barns, the security of a cellar and attic full of food, enough food for a year. Food that was sown and grown and harvested by themselves and by hand. Food for not only the family but for the livestock. Even without modern conveniences it is a lifestyle to be coveted. I think I'll read it again. And again. 9780064420617 I was waiting for an interface with Laura the whole time, but eventually reconciled myself to learning about this Almanzo kid. His life is so different from Laura's! The descriptions of the volumes of food they consume and the guests they host, the schooling and expectations for the children is so different from Laura's experience, but it gives great context to her life. Farmer Boy Days (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #6)