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Charlotte's Web

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Charlotte's Web

by E.b. White
Read by: E.b. White

November 1, 1991 | Audio Book (CD)

A courageous little spider name Charlotte, who saved the life of her friend Wilbur the pig, by spinning a web that reads "Some Pig," convinced the farmers that he is no ordinary animal & should be saved.
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    Rating: 5/5

    Classical

    Sidhu.B

    3 months ago

    Who doesn't love this classical story? I remember as a child reading this book over and over again. A story made for everyone.

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    Rating: 5/5

    A Must Read Children's Classic!

    Nicola Mansfield

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    9 months ago

    Reason for Reading: Read aloud to ds.

    I'll keep this one short. There must be thousand's of reviews already of this modern classic. The edition that I have is the hardcover reprint with the gently colourized original illustration by Rosemary Wells, a beautiful book and a keeper for my personal library. This was my first re-read since my original reading as a child and it struck me again as being a wonderful book so full of feeling, even though I'd seen the cartoon movie year after year as a child. I was surprised that Fern wasn't really that big a part of the story as I had expected her to be and Templeton was all Paul Lynde to me. I heard his voice every time he spoke!

    This was my son's first exposure to Charlotte's Web. I've kept him away from the new version of the movie purposely until we'd read the book and the animated version just doesn't show up on TV like it used to. I wouldn't say say he absolutely loved it. He didn't cry are feel bad at the end, at all. It was very much "c'est la vie" for him. But he did laugh at all the funny parts and enjoyed Wilbur as a character the most. Oh, and the geese, he loved their double talk! So he enjoyed the book and we've got a hold on the animated movie version at the library to watch and will watch the newer real life version if he's interested afterwards for comparison. (I personally do not like talking animal movies). For myself it was a great enjoyment to re-acquaint myself with the original book and remember why E.B. White was such a beloved children's author. Why did he have to leave us with only three children's books, though?? That is the sad part. The Trumpet of the Swan is still my favourite of the three.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Terrific!

    Jordan ♥

    3 years ago

    I don't really know what to say, this book is simply a classic, my grade 3 teacher made us read this novel and ever since I've loved it! It doesn't matter how many times you read it it still seems fresh! A must read for anyone!

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    Kelly

    Rating: 5/5

    Excellent 4 all ages!

    Kelly

    13 years ago

    My Name is Kelly! And i am 13 years old!! I can not remember the first time i read charlottes web, but i have read it at least 50 times since! I love this book, and its a great way to start reading, for gade 3 and up at least! Its a great book!! Unfortunatley i have lost my copy, so you can imagin how sad i am!! I would probably be reading it right now!! Well all i can say is pick it up, its a great book, if you love animals, then you'll love this Story about Fern and her little pig, Wilber! and of couse Charlotte, wilbers best friend! Well and you can't forget the other farmyard animals! Well i will leave the rest of the book for you to read!!

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From Our Editors

E. B. White's beloved tale of the unlikely friendship between a runty pig and a stout-hearted spider is as charming today as ever. New listeners and long-time fans will be enchanted by this classic story.

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A courageous little spider name Charlotte, who saved the life of her friend Wilbur the pig, by spinning a web that reads "Some Pig," convinced the farmers that he is no ordinary animal & should be saved.

About the Author

Born in Mount Vernon, New York, E. B. White was educated at Cornell University and served as a private in World War I. After several years as a journalist, he joined the staff of the New Yorker, then in its infancy. For 11 years he wrote most of the "Talk of the Town" columns, and it was White and James Thurber who can be credited with setting the style and attitude of the magazine. In 1938 he retired to a saltwater farm in Maine, where he wrote essays regularly for Harper's Magazine under the title "One Man's Meat." Like Thoreau, White preferred the woods; he also resembled Thoreau in his impatience and indignation. White received several prizes: in 1960, the gold medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 1963, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award (he was honored along with Thornton Wilder and Edmund Wilson); and in 1978, a special Pulitzer Prize. His verse is original and witty but with serious undertones. His friend James Thurber described him as "a poet who loves to live half-hidden from the eye." Three of his books have become children's classics: Stuart Little (1945), about a mouse born into a human family, Charlotte's Web (1952), about a spider who befriends a lonely pig, and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). Among his best-known and most widely used books is The Elements of Style (1959), a guide to grammar and rhetoric based on a text written by one of his professors at Cornell, William Strunk, which White revised and expanded. White was married to Katherine Angell, the first fiction editor of the New Yorker.

Edition Details

3 Cassettes, 3 hrs.

Audio Book (CD)

November 1, 1991

English


0553455311
9780553455311

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