![]() ![]() ![]() Each chapter is a self-contained story about the Ingalls family, so it could be read aloud to young readers or would not be too challenging for those new to chapter books. This first installment in the series is gentler than the rest and so could reach a slightly younger audience. And the notion that children should be seen and not heard is laughable these days. An avid hunter as well as one of America's greatest writers, Faulkner spent many days hunting in the big woods near Oxford, Mississippi.Included here is his most famous hunting story, 'The Bear', as well as 'The Old People', 'A Bear Hunt', and 'Race at Morning'. There are moments, though, when the writing reflects too well 19th-century ideas about gender and race (mentions of "darkey" and "Injun," for example). Big Woods is a collection of Faulkner's best hunting stories. ![]() ![]() Some of the most interesting scenes are when young Laura describes the long process of making food, such as cheese and bread, that we take for granted, along with our ability to store meat in refrigerators. It's warmly crafted with characters who come to life and lots of details about frontier life, based on the author's own childhood in Pepin, Wisconsin, in the early 1870s. Parents need to know that there's a reason Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods is a beloved classic. Occasional use of racist terms, such as "darkey" and "Injun." Although in the story they're not intended to be insulting, they'll strike today's readers as offensive.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]()
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