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An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

Charlotte's Web

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Wilbur was lovingly raised by a girl named Fern. But now he's a barn pig. He's bored and lonely - until he meets Charlotte, the beautiful grey spider who also lives in the barn.

Charlotte thinks of a wonderful way to save Wilbur from a pig's unhappy fate. Her clever plan will delight you, in this famous story

Charlotte's Web
--back cover

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Scholastic
Language
English
Pages
184

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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 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 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

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Fern Arable Wilbur Charlotte A. Cavatica Avery Arable John Arable Templeton Homer Zuckerman

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Zuckerman's Farm Queensborough Bridge

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Charlotte's web
2003, Avon Books
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Charlotte's Web
1972
in English
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Charlotte's Web
1972, Turtleback
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Charlottes Web
1972
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Charlotte's Web
1970?, Scholastic
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Cover of: Charlotte`s Web
Charlotte`s Web
1969, A Yearling Book
in English
Cover of: CHARLOTTES WEB
CHARLOTTES WEB
1952
in English
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Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Row, Publishers
in English
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charlottes web
1952
in English
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Charlotte's Web
1952, Puffin Books
in English
Cover of: Charlott'e Web
Charlott'e Web
1952-01-01, Harper & Brothers
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First Sentence

"WHERE'S Papa going with that ax?""

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1952

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
184p.
Number of pages
184
Dimensions
7.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
Weight
5.6 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7885696M
ISBN 10
059030271X
ISBN 13
9780590302715
Amazon ID (ASIN)
059030271X
LibraryThing
1590
Goodreads
1922731

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Work ID
OL483391W

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Work Description

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