Little Town in the Ozarks (Rose Years) - Hardcover

MacBride, Roger Lea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060249773 ISBN 13: 9780060249779

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1996

Synopsis

When drought and fire afflict Rocky Ridge Farm, eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her parents temporarily move to Mansfield and try to adjust to a new life in town

About this title

About the Author:

The late Roger Lea MacBride, Rose Wilder Lane’s adopted grandson, was the author of Little House on Rocky Ridge, Little Farm in the Ozarks, In the Land of the Big Red Apple, and On the Other Side of the Hill, and the editor of West From Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco 1915, and Rose Wilder Lane: Her Story. He was also an active participant in the creation of the television shows Little House on the Prairie and Young Pioneers.

David Gilleece is the illustrator of all of the Rocky Ridge series titles. He lives in Point Pleasant, PA.

Review:

"The story centers on Rose's adventures and scrapes, and like its models, pays tribute to the strength and security of a close family." -- -- Publishers Weekly

"Wilder fans will eagerly absorb this latest offering, and a few of the chapters will make terrific read-alouds." -- -- ALA Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060249773
• ISBN 13: 9780060249779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Illustrator: Gilleece David