Charlotte's Web
Published on 17. March 2015
320 pages
978-0-00-813941-4 (ISBN)
Description
The much-loved children's classic by E.B. White, available in eBook for the very first time!
'Some Pig'. 'Humble'. 'Radiant'. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.
E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.
'Some Pig'. 'Humble'. 'Radiant'. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.
E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.
Reviews / Votes
"An outstanding book for young children..." - The Times Literary Supplement "The book has liveliness and felicity, tenderness and unexpectedness, grace and humour, and praise of life, and the good backbone of succinctness that only the most highly imaginative stories seem to grow" - New York TimesMore details
Edition
Full colour edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 years
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,99 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-813941-4 (9780008139414)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren.
Garth Williams (1912-1996) is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Garth Williams (1912-1996) is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
