On the Banks of Plum Creek

a burrowing, flesh-eating mammal

• badger

• bank

• rushes

the rising ground at the edge of a lake, river, or sea

• rushes

• ruffle

• bank

stood up straight, as hair or fur

• jointed

• bristled

• patched

having one or more places where two things or parts come together

• jointed

• flattened

• badger

mended with a scrap of material

• glue

• patched

• together

made to look as if trimmed with strips of material gathered together

• ruffled

• skirt

• bank

marsh plants with hollow stems

• jointed

• patched

• rushes

Who are the characters?

• mom, dad, old man, and sales man

• Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, and Carrie

• old man and old lady

What is the genre of On the Banks of Plum Creek?

• historical fiction

• parody

What problem did Laura have?

• Being the oldest child

• Loved to read

• Didn't listen to Pa..and came across a badger