Laura Ingalls Wilder wasnt an official weather observer. She simply paid attention. Her life and livelihood intertwined with the weather and climate around her, inseparable. Science has revealed the accuracy of the vivid, detailed weather descriptions in her fictional Little House booksstories of blizzards and prairie fires, tornadoes and grasshoppers, floods and droughts. Wilders trusted voice builds a bridge for the millions of Americans who have enjoyed her books to connect the weather of the past to weather today and in the future, shining light on the changing climate around us and the ways to keep our families and communities safe.
In Wilder Weather, readers will find both a place in history and a deeper understanding of weather and climate phenomena in their own lives. Those who pay attention as Wilder did can experience the weather and climate with all their senses. Readers can anticipate the weather and climate thats coming, tell stories and become part of the narrative, and take action to protect what they cherish, just as prairie settlers did a century and a half ago.
