CURRICULUM FOR CHAPTER BOOK: The Ingalls are leaving the Big Woods and embarking on an exciting adventure towards the Kansas prairie in their snug, covered wagon. As their new lives start, they face a raging creek, new wildlife, a severe illness, and the prospect of many unpleasant, encounters with the Native American Tribes. Laura's Pa calls it "...a Great Country where we can live like kings!" Throughout the book, Laura faces new obstacles and adventures. Laura's strong and wild nature finds space to grow in the golden prairie plains. Children will enjoy reading about this tough and constant family that never gives up and bravely keeps going in frontier America.