| A | B |
|---|
| Charles | Laura's Pa |
| Caroline | Laura Ingalls' mother |
| Rose | the Wilder's daughter |
| covered wagon | how the pioneers traveled |
| Walnut Grove | the town by Plum Creek |
| Big Woods of Wisconsin | where Laura was born |
| dugout | a type of house carved out of the earth |
| swarms of grasshoppers | destroyed the crops |
| Burr Oak, Iowa | the town where they lived in a hotel |
| Mrs. Starr | wanted to adopt Laura |
| meningitis and a stroke | Mary's illness that blinded her |
| 40 degrees below zero | the winter temperature in South Dakota |
| strands of hay | Pa and Laura made into fuel in winter |
| wheat seed | saved the people from starvation |
| Carrie and her friends | Laura's first students |
| horse-drawn sleigh | how Almanzo took Laura home on weekends |
| diphtheria | illness of Laura and Almanzo |
| Ozark Mountains | a 45 day trip from De Smet |
| Rocky Ridge | the name of their farm in the Ozarks |
| newspapers and magazines | Laura's first writing experiences |
| a house and a car | what Rose bought her parents |
| "Pioneer Girl" | the original name of "Little House in the Big Woods" |
| 63 years old | Laura's age when she began writing books |
| "Man of the House" | what Laura called her husband |
| nearly a thousand letters and cards | what Laura received on her 84th birthday |
| 90 years old | Laura's age when she died |
| "Little House on the Prairie" | a TV series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's life |
| Almanzo | husband of Laura |
