The Trumpet of the Swan: Full Color Edition - by E B White (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>White's classic story contains original illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Fred Marcellino that are rendered in a beautiful sepia-toned color for this special color edition. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>The delightful classic by E. B. White, author of <em>Charlotte's Web </em>and <em>Stuart Little</em>, about overcoming obstacles and the joy of music. </strong><strong>This edition features Fred Marcellino's </strong><strong>gorgeous illustrations in full color!</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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?</p><p>We, and our children, are lucky to have this book. --John Updike</p><p><em>The T</em><em>rumpet of the Swan </em>joins E. B. White favorites <em>Charlotte's Web </em>and <em>Stuart Little</em> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Swan Song</p><p>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.</p><p>Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection--#8212;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?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The eventful life of Louis, a voiceless trumpeter swan, from hatching to contented fatherhood. Humor abounds and beauty of nature, of relationships, of time passing shines through [in a] story that will captivate children of all ages."-- "SLJ."<br>
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