You might have read a book called Little House on The Prairie, from which a television series was made. Or perhaps you read Little Town on The Prairie. Both of these books and more were written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her books make the past come alive, and you can get a feel for what living on the prairie was like. Check out the books if you can, and read them in the next four weeks while you are completing your Prairie Web Quest. You can visit the two original homes of the Ingalls' family and step back into 1879. For more information, click on the Wilder Memorial Society.

Little House on the Prairie

Wilder Memorial Society

Little House Books and Activities

Another super author who understands animals, plants, and ecosystems is Jean Craighead George. Your understanding of prairie life will be much more complete if you check out her book called One Day in the Prairie.

Now that you know there are books you can order from the public library to help you, continue on to the Introduction of your Prairie Museum Quest!

Introduction to Web Quest