• Title: Little House on the Prairie

• Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Illustrators: Helen Sewell (original), Garth Williams (later editions)

• Publisher: Harper & Brothers (1935); HarperCollins (modern editions)

• Publication Year: 1935

• ISBN‑13 (modern paperback): 9780064400022

• Page Count: ~352 pages (varies by edition)

• Genre: Children’s Historical Fiction

• Setting: Kansas (Osage Diminished Reserve), 1869–1871

• Series Position: Book #2 in the Little House series

✨ Content Summary (2–5 sentences)

The Ingalls family leaves their Wisconsin cabin and travels by covered wagon to the Kansas prairie, seeking open land and new opportunity. They build a log house, dig a well, hunt for food, and face dangers including wolves, prairie fires, illness, and isolation. The story highlights pioneer resilience, family cooperation, and the harsh realities of frontier life. It also depicts the tension of settlers occupying Osage land, culminating in the family’s departure when the government threatens removal.

📘 Street University Classification Fields

Tier Classification

Academic Corridor → Literary Analysis Tier (Complex themes: frontier ethics, cultural conflict, survival, family dynamics.)

Shelf Code

AC‑LA‑WILDER‑LHPRAIRIE‑35

Corridor Alignment

• Academic Corridor → Historical Fiction & Literary Analysis

• Civic Identity Corridor → American History & Cultural Literacy

• Field‑Study Corridor → Human Geography & Frontier Systems

Node Placement

• Node A‑5: Advanced Literary Analysis

• Node C‑3: Cultural Identity & American Frontier

• Node FS‑1: Human Settlement & Environmental Systems