罗兰·英格斯·怀德著的《小木屋全集(英文原版上下)》一书内容生动活泼,文字朴实流畅。作者在描述生活方式、劳动过程时,具体而精确;在抒情写景时,却又细腻深刻。读者从中可以学到涉及生活各方面的用语和地道的表达方式,从而提高自己的英语水平。同时,又可以从这套丛书中学到一些美国的历史和地理知识,了解美国人民在早期开荒移民时期与自然界的暴风雨、蝗虫、野兽等作斗争的情形;了解到他们砍伐森林、开垦土地、种植作物、畜养牛羊、建造自己家园的艰苦劳动;以及拓荒者日常家庭生活、文娱活动、节日团聚的欢乐情景。本上下册版为英文原版,涵盖小木屋系列9册全部内容,以国际流行小32开本出版,这套丛书适合初高中或大学低年级学生作为课外泛读材料,对于英语爱好者同样适用。
Book 1
Little House in the Big Woods
01 LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS 002
02 WINTER DAYS AND WINTER NIGHTS 010
03 The Long Rifle 018
04 CHRISTMAS 023
05 SUNDAYS 032
06 TWO BIG BEARS 039
07 THE SUGAR SNOW 046
08 DANCE AT GRANDPA’S 051
09 GOING TO TOWN 060
10 SUMMERTIME 068
11 HARVEST 077
12 THE WONDERFUL MACHINE 082
13 THE DEER IN THE WOOD 089
Book 2
Little House On the Prairie
01 GOING WEST 094
02 CROSSING THE CREEK 100
03 CAMP ON THE HIGH PRAIRIE 105
04 PRAIRIE DAY 109
05 THE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE 115
06 MOVING IN 123
07 THE WOLF-PACK 127
08 TWO STOUT DOORS 135
09 A FIRE ON THE HEARTH 139
10 A ROOF AND A FLOOR 144
11 INDIANS IN THE HOUSE 149
12 FRESH WATER TO DRINK 155
13 TEXAS LONGHORNS 161
14 INDIAN CAMP 165
15 FEVER ’N’ AGUE 169
16 FIRE IN THE CHIMNEY 176
17 PA GOES TO TOWN 180
18 THE TALL INDIAN 187
19 MR. EDWARDS MEETS SANTA CLAUS 192
20 A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT 199
21 INDIAN JAMBOREE 203
22 PRAIRIE FIRE 208
23 INDIAN WAR-CRY 213
24 INDIANS RIDE AWAY 220
25 SOLDIERS 225
26 GOING OUT 229
Book 3
Farmer Boy
01 SCHOOL DAYS 236
02 WINTER EVENING 241
03 WINTER NIGHT 248
04 SURPRISE 252
05 BIRTHDAY 256
22 FALL OF THE YEAR 353
23 COBBLER 357
24 THE LITTLE BOBSLED 363
25 THRESHING 366
26 CHRISTMAS 369
27 WOOD-HAULING 376
28 MR. THOMPSON’S POCKETBOOK 382
29 FARMER BOY 390
Book 4
On the Banks of Plum Greek
01 THE DOOR IN THE GROUND 396
02 THE HOUSE IN THE GROUND 400
03 RUSHES AND FLAGS 405
04 DEEP WATER 407
05 STRANGE ANIMAL 410
06 WREATH OF ROSES 414
07 Ox ON THE ROOF 418
29 THE DARKEST HOUR IS JUST BEFORE DAWN 505
30 GOING TO TOWN 511
31 SURPRISE 514
32 GRASSHOPPERS WALKING 520
33 WHEELS OF FIRE 524
34 MARKS ON THE SLATE 527
35 KEEPING HOUSE 530
36 PRAIRIE WINTER 535
37 THE LONG BLIZZARD 538
38 THE DAY OF GAMES 544
39 THE THIRD DAY 548
40 THE FOURTH DAY 549
41 CHRISTMAS EVE 555
Book 5
By the Shores of Silver Lake
01 UNEXPECTED VISITOR 560
02 GROWN UP 564
03 RIDING IN THE CARS 568
04 END OF THE RAILS 575
05 RAILROAD CAMP 579
06 THE BLACK PONIES 583
25 PA’S BET 689
26 THE BUILDING BOOM 693
27 LIVING IN TOWN 697
28 MOVING DAY 704
29 THE SHANTY ON THE CLAIM 708
30 WHERE VIOLETS GROW 714
31 MOSQUITOES 719
32 EVENING SHADOWS FALL 721
Book 6
The Long Winter
01 MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES 724
02 AN ERRAND TO TOWN 731
03 FALL OF THE YEAR 738
04 OCTOBER BLIZZARD 744
05 AFTER THE STORM 749
27 FOR DAILY BREAD 878
28 FOUR DAYS’ BLIZZARD 890
29 THE LAST MILE 896
30 IT CAN’T BEAT US 904
31 WAITING FOR THE TRAIN 907
32 THE CHRISTMAS BARREL 912
33 CHRISTMAS IN MAY 915
Book 7
Little Town on the Prairie
01 SURPRISE 922
02 SPRINGTIME ON THE CLAIM 923
03 THE NECESSARY CAT 932
21 THE MADCAP DAYS 1063
22 UNEXPECTED IN APRIL 1069
23 SCHOOLTIME BEGINS AGAIN 1072
24 THE SCHOOL EXHIBITION 1081
25 UNEXPECTED IN DECEMBER 1089
Book 8
These Happy Golden Years
01 LAURA LEAVES HOME 1096
02 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 1103
03 ONE WEEK 1109
04 SLEIGH BELLS 1115
24 ALMANZO GOES AWAY 1234
25 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1238
26 TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS 1244
27 SCHOOL DAYS END 1247
28 THE CREAM-COLORED HAT 1249
29 SUMMER STORM 1257
30 SUNSET ON THE HILL 1263
31 WEDDING PLANS 1267
32 “HASTE TO THE WEDDING” 1271
33 LITTLE GRAY HOME IN THE WEST 1275
Book 9
The First Four Years
01 THE FIRST YEAR 1284
02 THE SECOND YEAR 1311
03 THE THIRD YEAR 1322
04 A YEAR OF GRACE 1329