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by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator) "It was January in northern New York State, sixty-seven years ago..." (more)
Key Phrases: little yoke, big oxen, black splotch, Eliza Jane, Lazy John, Bill Ritchie (more...)
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The story of a boy named
Almanzo Wilder . . .

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters work at their chores from dawn to supper most days-no matter what the weather. There is still time for fun, though, especially with the horses, which Almanzo loves more than anything.

Farmer Boy is the third book in the Laura Years series.

From shearing sheep and milking cows to training young calves, Almanzo Wilder worked very hard on his family's farm in New York. But when his chores were all done, Almanzo could go to his favorite place in the whole world -- the Horse-Barn. Although his father wouldn't let him handle the frisky colts, Almanzo could still look at them and dream of one day having a horse all his own!

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Growing up on his family’s farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for only one thing: his very own horse. But Father doesn’t yet trust him with such a big responsibility. Almanzo needs to prove himself to Father—but how?

Based on the real adventures of Almanzo Wilder, FARMER BOY is the second book in the award-winning Little House series. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Goes to show we are not so superior, April 16, 2002
By Kendrik Lau (New York City) - See all my reviews
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"Famer Boy", the third book by Laura Ingalls Wilder in her "Little House" series, tells the story of her future husband, the uniquely named Almanzo Wilder. There, Almanzo lives on a farm with his parents and siblings, including Laura's future nemesis (and sister-in-law) Eliza Jane.

Like all the Little House books, it tells us in rich details how life is like just a couple of generations ago. Reading this book, and all the Little House books for that matter, made me realize that, for all the advanced technology we have today, we are not so superior to our forebearers.

Just reading the chapter on Almanzo's mother making candles made me realize that people back then are almost totally self-sufficient. They knows how to make the 101 little things that we take for granted today just by walking into a store.

All that aside, "Farmer Boy", like all the Little House books, is a timeless classic.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem, August 11, 2002
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If I could pick one book that every 7,8, or 9 year old MUST read, it would be this one. The story of Almanzo Wilder's life growing up on a farm in New York is totally compelling to children at this age. He's just a small boy, but he's strong, capable, and shoulders so much responsibility in the day-to-day on the farm. He works hard, and like all boys, is daydreamy and wistful to be off playing rather than hauling water or chopping wood, but there's such an intensity of life this brings him that the typical media and gizmo saturated child of today is genuinely envious of Almanzo and charmed to journey with him for the year retold in Farmer Boy.

He comes from a large family, his parents very loving yet very hardworking people who expect a lot of Almanzo. Nearly everything they eat, wear, and use is produced there on the farm, and it is one of the greatest pleasures of the book that the planting and weaving and washing and building and milking and all the other countless necessaries are vividly detailed and the reader can almost taste Almanzo's favorite apples and onions or smell the sweetly dusty air of the hay barn. I think every child who has read this book is eager to go out at once and grow a pumpkin just the way Almanzo does it--Almanzo has the secret for growing the biggest pumpkins in the county. And there's no greater inspiration than Almanzo to tempt kids into adventuring with some good wholesome food. The boy's mealtime accounts are absolutely mouthwatering. And working hard from sun up to sun down, that boy could eat!

But Almanzo is restless, and not so much to be free to play all day, but to be allowed to work with his father's prize horses. His father is known have the finest horses, and he's not about to let just anybody mess with them. Horses must be handled just right, otherwise you could easily ruin them, and Almanzo's not ready to be trusted with them. The 'coming of age' for Almanzo is one of the most touching and powerful in all of children's literature.

Please - if you've a child this age who hasn't yet read or heard Farmer Boy, don't let this book pass them by. By the end of the book you have come to know and love Almanzo so well, it's a sad good-bye indeed. Reader's won't meet him again until years later, as a young man who first meets Laura Ingalls in "By the Shores of Silver Lake".

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Life On A 19th Century Farm, March 20, 2003
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Farmer Boy
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
First published in 1933

I read the book Farmer Boy. The main character is Almonzo Wilder. The book is about his farming family in the 19th century. I enjoyed the story because it has so much detail. It shows all of the chores that they did, and all of the food that they ate.
They had to get up at the crack of dawn to do their chores. Everyone in the family did different chores. Some of their chores were sheep shearing, cow milking, feeding chickens, training the calves to plow the field, filling the ice house and making all of their food and clothes.
My favorite chapter was titled County Fair. It was about when the Wilder family went to the fair, and tried to win all sorts of ribbons. They all worked very hard to get ready to go to the fair. They grew pumpkins and make spices. Almonzo's pumpkin won the blue ribbon.
They had everything at the fair. From horses to fair games. Almonzo's father would not let him play any of the fair games because he said "never bet money on another man's game''. Everyone had a great time at the fair.
I also liked when the mother and father went away for a week. The children were on their own. The kids did not do their chores. Instead, they made candy, cake and ice cream. Lucy the pig got some candy, and her mouth got stuck closed. They did their chores at the last minute before father and mother came home.
I would recommend Farmer Boy to a person who needed to do research on the 19th century, or anyone who wanted a book for pure enjoyment. I learned how hard life would be on a farm back in the 1800's, why children disliked school, and why they always were so well behaved. ...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Farmer Boy
AWESOME BOOK! I recommend this book for boys that like farm life. This book is about a boy that lives on a farm with his dad, mom, sisters and brother. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite in the Little House series
I like this volume best because it provides an amazingly detailed look at the year in the life of one farm boy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Penny

5.0 out of 5 stars Farmer Boy
This was a great transaction! I received my order quickly and the product was in even better condition than I had hoped for!
Published 4 months ago by S. Jeffries

5.0 out of 5 stars Every child should be read aloud this book
Every child should be read aloud this book and every other Laura Ingalles Wilder book. They are so heart felt and let you step into olden days with such a wonderful family. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Paquita

4.0 out of 5 stars Farmer Boy
This was purchased for my 10 year old son. He loves it. It arrived in good condition.
Published 12 months ago by Stephanie Vogel

4.0 out of 5 stars farmer boy
When I read this book, I got interest for pioneer life. I get suprised, because he, Almannzo, do all of his work and helps his family. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Yuko Ikemoto

3.0 out of 5 stars Harder, simpler times of days gone by in the life of an eight-year-old farm boy
Having somehow never read Little House on the Prairie or anything else by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a child, I find myself reading Farmer Boy because my favorite eight-year-old... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Julee Rudolf

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Motivational book for children
If your kids complain that you give them too many chores to do and they never get any time to have fun this book should be a must read! Read more
Published on May 16, 2007 by Karen Christ Levens

5.0 out of 5 stars Almanzo's Childhood: Preparing for His Life and His Wife (His Bride)!
Of all the Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House" books, FARMER BOY is, hands down, my very favorite.

The book covers a portion of the boyhood of Almanzo Wilder, who... Read more
Published on April 27, 2007 by Kimberly Ann Blevins

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Farmer Boy

Do you like farms? Well, this boy certainly does! This boy named Almanzo is a boy who just loves the farm. Read more
Published on April 3, 2007

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