The Trumpet of the Swan
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Classics
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E. B. White
The delightful classic by E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, about overcoming obstacles and the joy of music. Now available for the first time as an ebook! Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices.Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection—he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?"We, and our children, are lucky to have this book." —John UpdikeThe Trumpet of the Swan joins E. B. White favorites Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little as classic illustrated novels that continue to speak to today's readers. Whether you curl up with your young reader to share these books or hand them off for independent reading, you are helping to create what are likely to be all-time favorite reading memories.
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Author
E. B. White
Pages
272
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2015-03-17
ISBN
0062406809 9780062406804
Ratings
Google: 5
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"A good educational children’s book about swans and expanding their vocabulary "
L H
"This was one of my favorite books as a child, it is often overlooked in favor of Charlotte’s Web, but well worth reading."
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Jennifer
"childhood classic"
LA
"Just one of the many that made my childhood better and still comes to mind. ツ"
Liz
"#classics #childhood_favorites "
Sara Stasi
"I just wish they would stop calling him “defective”"
Isa
"This was my absolute favorite book as a child! I even did a report on it in silence, writing everything on the board."
Onn J
"4.5/5 ⭐️ This is such a sweet, whimsical story, and it was one of my favorites when I was younger. It was definitely entertaining to reread as an adult. I know a story about a swan learning to play a trumpet wasn’t going to be a documentary, but the interactions and events were sillier than I remembered. The story takes children seriously and responds to them in ways the real world does not (which I did not register as a kid). It was just a cute reread with funny yet heartwarming characters, and I definitely understood why I liked it growing up. I’m glad that this book largely held up as a reread, and it has me curious to try out some of my other older favorites."
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Emma Tang
"I'm gonna say Oscar wilde; I picked up a few more of his books after reading Dorian Grey "
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