
Water Safety: Where were Mary and Laura not allowed to go? Write about water safety. They had to do the dishes, make their beds, and sweep the floor. The Sod House: Describe the Ingalls new house.Ĭhores: What chores did Mary and Laura have to do before they could play?

But then disaster strikes-on top of a terrible blizzard, a grasshopper infestation devours their wheat crop.

Pa's fiddle lulls them all to sleep at the end of the day. Laura and Mary go to school, help with the chores around the house, and fish in the creek. Soon Pa builds them a sturdier house, with real glass windows and a hinged door.

They settle into a house made of sod on the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek is the fourth book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers.The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota.
