For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes toher first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a collegefor the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walkhome from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old,receives her certificate to teach school.
For John Borne's family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It's a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life. 对于John Borne的家人来说，狩猎与运动或男子气概无关。 这是生存问题。 每年秋天，约翰和他的祖父都会去森林里拍摄那只在明尼苏达州长的冬天把肉放在桌子上的鹿。 但今年约翰的祖父正在死去，而约翰必须独自追捕。 约翰追踪母鹿两天，但当他关闭他的猎物时，他意识到他不能射杀她。 对于约翰来说，狩猎不再是关于杀戮，而是关于生命。
五毛钱买一张带红点的卡片，就能实现你的一个愿望，你不相信吧，但是波莉、罗威娜和亚当信了。的确，他们三个人的愿望都实现了，只不过实现的方式实在是太出乎意料了……
