The Trumpet of the Swan

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Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trumpet of the Swan, about a cygnet who finds his voice, is now a full-length animated film from Sony. Now younger readers can experience the joy of reading about Louie the trumpeter swan and his friends in these adorable readers with original full-color illustrations.

Louie is very popular. Who wouldn't love a swan who can read, write, and play the trumpet? When Louie goes to camp, he meets a boy named A.G. who doesn't like birds, and since Louie is a bird, that means he doesn't like Louie. When A.G. pulls a dangerous stunt out on the lake, he realizes that Louie is a hero, after all.

Genres classicsfictionchildrensanimalsmiddle gradefantasyyoung adultjuvenilechapter booksaudiobook

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1970

Literary awards

william allen white childrens book award, national book award finalist, oklahoma sequoyah book award,

Places

boston massachusetts, massachusetts,

This edition

Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2000 by HarperTrophy
ISBN: 9780064408677
ASIN: 0064408671
Language: English

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About the author

e.b. white

Elwyn Brooks White was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist and author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973.

White always said that he found writing difficult and bad for one's disposition.

Mr. White has won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”