书名：The Long Winter漫长的冬季
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数790L
作者：Laura Ingalls Wilder（著），Garth Williams（插图）
出版社名称：HarperCollins
出版时间：2008
语种：英文
ISBN：9780064400060
商品尺寸：13 x 1.9 x 19.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：352
★1941年纽伯瑞儿童文学银奖
★入选美国教育部评选100本孩子zui喜欢的童书
★美国国家图书馆推荐中小学生必读书目

The Long Winter《漫长的冬季》为劳拉·英格斯·怀德所著的《小木屋》系列第六部，是一本非常适合家庭阅读和亲子阅读的书籍。通过品读劳拉的成长故事和家庭的拓荒历程，我们可以认识自己与亲人、大自然的亲密关系，可以在生活节奏加快、人际关系疏离、远离大自然的现代社会中，找回温馨的亲情、宝贵的勇气、真实的爱情和朴素的感动。
《小木屋》系列是劳拉的毕生心血之作，也是她一生的缩写。凭借这部百科全书式的小木屋系列童书，劳拉获得了美国儿童文学作家“梦之队”殊荣。

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“一本很有意思的书，描写的生活离我们很遥远，平实而温暖的故事叙述，让读者都喜欢上了那宽广的草原、可爱的小木屋、勤劳的父亲、温柔的母亲、懂事的孩子们……真是太美好了！”——嗲派传人
“在那个漫长的冬季里，寒冷、饥饿、黑暗、暴风雪永无休止地肆虐，日子在转咖啡磨和拧干草棒中重复着，好像没有尽头。然而，人性就在这样极端的困境中抗争，没有屈服，没有放弃和绝望，每一个人都努力着、坚持着，想方设法让家里面有点笑声、温暖和光明。我第一次被这些拓荒者打动了，真真切切的。”——岁月静好
“这是一个朴实的故事，诗一般的语言，每一句都那么贴切、自然，这本书尤其适合小女孩看，其中的大量描写对她们的写作有很大帮助。和孩子一起读小木屋的故事，成为我每晚一项必做的事情。”——Loli

1941 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children’s Books of 1940–1954 (ALA)

The sixth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor. This edition features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams.
The fledgling town of De Smet in the Dakota Territory is hit hard by the brutal winter of 1880-1881. Laura, Pa, Ma, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace face the winter as best they can, but soon, blizzards have covered the town in snow that piles up to the rooftops, cutting the town off from supplies and trade. Food stores begin to run dangerously low. To save the town from starvation, young Almanzo Wilder and a friend brave the conditions, set off across the prairie in search of wheat, and return victorious. The town is saved, and the townspeople share in an unusual, but joyful, Christmas celebration.
The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.
这是个非同寻常的冬天。老印第安人曾警告他们：这个冬季将长达七个月！七个月的漫漫长冬，摄氏零下四十度。在暴风雪的肆虐下，铁路瘫痪。火车停开，小镇与外界完全隔离。狂风大雪没日没夜地袭来，食物吃完了，煤炭燃尽了，爸爸的双手也冻裂得无法拉琴，屋里再也没有快乐的小提琴声。劳拉看着窗外，没有任何灯光能穿透大雪，没有任何声音可以掩盖风声。小镇孤立在风雪中，劳拉一家孤立在小镇中……他们怎么度过这个冬天呢？
The first terrible storm comes to the barren prairie in October. Then it snows almost without stopping until April. Snow has reached the rooftops, and no trains can get through with food or coal. The people of De Smet are starving, including Laura’s family, who wonder how they’re going to make it through this terrible winter. It is young Almanzo Wilder who finally understands what needs to be done. He must save the town, even if it means risking his own life.
劳拉·英格斯·怀德（1867-1957），美国儿童文学作家，出生于美国威斯康星州的拓荒者家庭。从小跟随父母穿越美国的中心地带，迁徙各地寻求美好生活。她从六十五岁开始创作儿童文学，将自己的成长经历写成了“小木屋的故事”系列。劳拉的“小木屋的故事”引人入胜，被翻译成各种文字出版，已经成为全球几代人共读的儿童文学经典。
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. As her classic LittleHouse books tell us, she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. She and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There Laura wrote her story in the Little House books, and lived until she was ninety years old. For millions of readers, however, she lives forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved LittleHousebooks.