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An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

Charlotte's Web

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  • ★★★★ 4.01 ·
  • 318 Ratings
  • 2316 Want to read
  • 238 Currently reading
  • 420 Have read

Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.


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Subjects
Farm life, Animals, Juvenile fiction, Domestic animals, Fantasy, Spiders, Fiction, Friendship, Swine, juvenile works, Massachusetts Children's Book Award winner, Readers, Pets, Open Library Staff Picks, Latin language materials, Pigs, Folklore, Spanish language materials, American farm life, Ficción juvenil, Cerdos, Arañas, Amistad, Animales domésticos, Vida agrícola, Children's stories, Korean language materials, Blind, Books and reading, English language, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, English, English (ie as school subject), Spanish stories, Award winning books, Farms, Large type books, Newbery Honor, Spiders, fiction, Children's fiction, Pigs, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Domestic animals, fiction, Farm life, fiction, Humorous stories, Chinese language materials, Stuart Little (Fictitious character), Trumpeter swan, Mice, Swans, Children's books, Stories, Materiales en español, Spanish language, Novela juvenil, French language materials, Fantasy fiction, Women, fiction, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, Pets, fiction, Animals, fiction, Love, fiction, Insects, fiction, Authors, juvenile literature, Authors, Domestic animals, juvenile literature, Porcs, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Exploitations agricoles, Araignées, Tong hua, Newbery Medal, Children's stories, Italian, Newbery Honor book, criança
People
Fern Arable, Wilbur, Charlotte A. Cavatica, Avery Arable, John Arable, Templeton, Homer Zuckerman
Places
Zuckerman's Farm, Queensborough Bridge

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Charlotte's Web
2013, Puffin Books
paperback in English - 2013 Puffin Books Edition (005)
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Charlotte's Web
2006, HarperEntertainment
Paperback in English - Movie Tie-in Edition
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Teias de charlotte
2002, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in Spanish - 50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition, 1st ed. (1)
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperTrophy, HarperCollins Publishers
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - Collector's ed., 1st ed. (1)
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins, Harpercollins
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Charlotte's Web
1993, Puffin Books
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Charlotte's Web
1980, HarperCollins
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Charlotte's Web
1970?, Scholastic
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Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Row Publishers
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1952, Harper & Brothers
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Table of Contents

Before breakfast --
Wilbur --
Escape --
Loneliness --
Charlotte --
Summer days --
Bad news --
A talk at home --
Wilbur's boast --
An explosion --
The miracle --
A meeting --
Good progress --
Dr. Dorian --
The crickets --
Off to the fair --
Uncle --
The cool of the evening --
The egg sac --
The hour of triumph --
Last day --
A warm wind.

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US / CAN

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New York, USA
Copyright Date
1952, 1980

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ7.W58277 Ch

Contributors

Illustrator
Garth Williams

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Format
Hardcover

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26430101M
ISBN 10
0060263857
ISBN 13
9780060263850
OCLC/WorldCat
436317266
Google
R5m50H3KVqEC
Goodreads
533674

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“Where's Papa going with that axe?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
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