Down to the Bonny Glen (Martha Years) [Paperback]

Melissa Wiley (Author), Renee Graef (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2001 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Little House

Martha is frustrated because Mum has said she's too old to be playing on the moors now, and she must have a governess.First there's Miss Norrie. All she must to do is teach Martha sewing and etiquette. But Martha's high spirits are too much for her, and she leaves in a hurry. Martha thinks that's the end of that, but then another governess shows up. Her name is Miss Crow, and Martha is sure she's going to be even worse!.

Down To The Bonny Glen is the third book in The Martha Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family.

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About the Author

Melissa Wiley, the author of the Charlotte Years and the Martha Years series, has done extensive research on early-nineteenth-century New England life. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Scott, and her daughters, Kate, Erin, and Eileen.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064407144
• ISBN-13: 978-0064407144
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melissa Wiley is the author of LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HIGHLANDS and seven other novels about the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her middle-grade novel THE PRAIRIE THIEF will be published by Margaret K. McElderry Books in 2012.

Melissa is a contributing writer for GeekMom.com. She and her comic-book-writing husband live in San Diego with their six children. Melissa blogs about books and family life at Here in the Bonny Glen (melissawiley.com/blog).

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Melissa Wiley's best..., June 2, 2001

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This review is from: Down to the Bonny Glen (Martha Years) (Paperback)

Down to the Bonny Glen is my favorite of all of the Martha books. It's great! I like how the book has so many parts to it. In The Far Side of the Loch, the big excitement is Martha's relitives coming to Farlie, but in Down to the Bonny Glen, there are many different things going on. From Miss Norrie to Miss Crow, from Mrs. Sandy to Mrs. Gow, from Schorcha Gow to Annie Davis, and from Martha to Grisie, this book is wonderful! If you especially like Little House in the Highlands, you will almost certainly love Down to the Bonny Glen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Martha books (little house series), March 21, 2007

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F. Phongsavath "Classics Girl" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down to the Bonny Glen (Martha Years) (Paperback)

Beautifully written (like all little house books, even though this one is not by Laura). The Martha years are the first set of books in the little house series, Martha is Laura Ingalls great grandmother. If you enjoyed the Laura books then you will also like reading about Martha, the author has done a great job creating a charachter suited to be Laura Ingalls great grandmother, her telling of Martha's childhood in Scotland before the American Pioneer years was both fun and interesting to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great prequel that stands on its own, March 12, 2007

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St. "Mary G" (Locust Grove, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down to the Bonny Glen (Martha Years) (Paperback)

The Martha Years (of which this is the first) are great prequels to the Little House stories. Martha is Laura's great-grandmother who grows up in Scotland. This first of the series tells Martha's story starting at about the age of Laura in the first LH books.

This series though, can stand on its own as a great series for kids. The setting, plot and details are well-crafted and the stories are excellent. Whether your kids like or don't like LH, have them try these -- they really are fantastic!