E.B. White
Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 4.08 | 66878 Users | 2210 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Trumpet of the Swan |
| ISBN: | 0064408671 (ISBN13: 9780064408677) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Serena, Sam Beaver, Louis the swan |
| Literary Awards: | William Allen White Children's Book Award (1973), National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books (1971), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award (1973) |
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Swan SongLike 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?
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| Title | : | The Trumpet of the Swan |
| Author | : | E.B. White |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | October 3rd 2000 by HarperCollins (first published 1970) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Classics. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.08 From 66878 Users | 2210 ReviewsComment On Based On Books The Trumpet of the Swan
This was such a beautiful story about love, friendship, justice, and bravery.And I think what it was really successful in doing was showing the reader the point of view of these swans, these animals. We see what it'd be like to be them and to live in captivity, to have our wings clipped - and us (as in humans) became the enemy.I think that's amazing.I read this for the 2016 YA/MG Book Battle.This was cute, but ultimately too self-conscious to appeal to me. I did love it when Louis, the swan whos been accumulating possessions that hang around his neck, starts listing them off and then says Im beginning to look like a hippie. But theres no real tension in this book, Louiss path is unhindered by serious challenges, and he even gets the girl swan of his dreams through an unrealistic weather contrivance. Its all a little too easy. What worked
Somehow I missed this one growing up! Sadly, I think this is one of those times where that made a difference. I wasn't as willing to go with the implausible parts of a story that seems set in the real world. I wasn't sure I wanted to root for Louis and Serena. I am not sure I buy their love story!And I didn't like (view spoiler)[Louis promising to give the zoo some of his and Serena's cygnets. So he and Serena get to be free, but not all of their kids? That sucks. (hide spoiler)].
The incomparable classic children's author, E.B. White, wrote not only a delightful fantasy in Charlotte's Web but also in this book, The Trumpet of the Swan. This book would be a wonderful read-aloud for young elementary students as well as a great chapter book for older elementary readers. Louis, a swan, is born without a voice. Yet through ingenuity and a touch of fantasy he finds ways to live a full life as well as woo the beautiful swan he falls in love with as he gets older. This book
From my memory, this books just comes off as my favorite E.B White book, but now that I think about that, I think I'll have to ponder on that a little bit longer. This book was great, all I have to say. His works are classics for a reason.
Absolutely adorable! Why did I never read this book as a kid? Seriously, it was so cute! What could be better than a Trumpeter swan who has a speech impediment and overcomes it by learning to read, write and, you guessed it, play the trumpet?? This is a coming-of-age story about a young swan--and it is just so much fun! The characters are fun, Louis is a treat, Louis' dad is hilarious, my kids LOVED listening to the story and couldn't wait until reading time!
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