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Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)

by E B White

Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery) Cover

ISBN13: 9780064400558
ISBN10: 0064400557
Condition: Standard
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Awards

Newbery Honor, 1953
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Synopses & Reviews

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This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur — and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of their own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to be quite a pig.

Review:

"Wilbur, a lovable pig, is rescued from a cruel fate by a beautiful and intelligent spider named Charlotte. Told with delicacy, humor, and wisdom...a perfect blending of fantasy and complete realism." Booklist

Synopsis:

Some Pig

These are the words in Charlotte's web, high in the barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern ... who loves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions of readers.

Synopsis:

A beautiful, large, gray spider weaves a message into her web in an effort tosave her friend, Wilbur the pig, from slaughter.

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About the Author

A legendary writer for decades at The New Yorker and the author of many books of essays, E. B. White also wrote the children's classics Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He lived in New York City and Brooklin, Maine.
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angelqtee1010, March 15, 2007 (view all comments by angelqtee1010)
this book was outstanding.i read it for a project and read the whole thing i love the book. its is a very good childrens book and i really think it deserves every prize award there is.i hope that theres more where that came from. keep writing. i really enjoyed this book
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Surfer gurl, January 27, 2007 (view all comments by Surfer gurl)
Charlotte's Web is a beautiful tale about a little girl named Fern, and her spring pig named Wilbur, and of Wilbur's dearest friend, a gray trapper spider named Charlotte. Because Wilbur was born a runt among the other pigs, Fern's father decided to kill it. But Fern insisted on keeping the pig. Before long, they sold Wilbur to Fern's uncle, Mr. Zuckerman. It was in Mr. Zuckerman's farm that Wilbur established a strong relationship with Charlotte. In order to save Wilbur from being slaughtered for the Christmas feast, Charlotte devised ways to save him. To find out more on how the beautiful and intelligent spider saves Wilbur from his cruel fate, read the book Charlotte's Web. You'll surely enjoy it because Wilbur truly is, 'some pig'.
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Surfer gurl, January 27, 2007 (view all comments by Surfer gurl)
Charlotte's Web is a beautiful tale about a little girl named Fern, and her spring pig named Wilbur, and of Wilbur's dearest friend, a gray trapper spider named Charlotte. Because Wilbur was born a runt among the other pigs, Fern's father decided to kill it. But Fern insisted on keeping the pig. Before long, they sold Wilbur to Fern's uncle, Mr. Zuckerman. It was in Mr. Zuckerman's barn that Wilbur and Charlotte established a strong relationship. To save Wilbur from being slaughtered for the Christmas feast, Charlotte devised ways to save him. To find out more about how the beautiful and intelligent spider saves Wilbur from his cruel fate, read the book Charlotte's Web. You'll surely love it because Wilbur truly is, 'some pig'.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064400558
Author:
White, E B
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Author:
White, E. B.
Author:
Williams, Garth
Author:
by E. B White and Garth Williams
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Animals - Farm Animals
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Animals - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Large type books
Subject:
Farm life
Subject:
Pigs
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Domestic animals
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life
Subject:
Spiders
Subject:
Swine
Subject:
Computer games -- Interactive multimedia.
Subject:
Spiders -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject:
Children's literature -- Interactive multimedia.
Subject:
Pigs -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
Edition Number:
Large type ed.
Large Print:
Y
Series:
Trophy Newbery
Series Volume:
218
Publication Date:
May 1974
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
4 3/4 in. +
Age Level:
100
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