Monday, December 5, 2016

By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

By the Shores of Silver Lake

Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Genre: Historical Fiction (Newbery)
Awards: Newbery Honor
Grade Level: 3-5
This book is about the Wilder girls and their move to live on their new homestead with Pa. The decided to move West to a place where Pa would soon by building enough to form a town by the shores of the Silver Lake.

The illustrator uses incredibly detailed pencil sketches to enhance the reader's imagination.

This story would be useful to give students an accurate understanding of the setting and time period.

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