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An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

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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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Publisher
Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
184

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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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Charlotte's Web
2002, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - 50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition, 1st ed. (1)
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins, Harpercollins
Paperback in English - Full Color Edition
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperTrophy, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English
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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
1993, Puffin Books
Paperback in English - printing (14)
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Charlotte's Web
1970?, Scholastic
Paperback in English - printing (118)
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Row Publishers
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Brothers
Hardcover in English

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Book Details

Table of Contents

Before breakfast --
Wilbur --
Escape --
Loneliness --
Charlotte --
Summer days --
Bad news --
Talk at home --
Wilbur's boast --
Explosion --
Miracle --
Meeting --
Good progress --
Dr. Dorian --
Crickets --
Off to the fair --
Uncle --
Cool of the evening --
Egg sac --
Hour of triumph --
Last day --
Warm wind.

Edition Notes

Illulstrated title page and endpapers.
Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1953.

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
1952

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ7.W58277 Ch
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https://lccn.loc.gov/52009760

Contributors

Illustrator
Garth Williams

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
184p.
Number of pages
184

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23248482M
Internet Archive
charlottesweb00whit
LCCN
52009760
Canadian National Library Archive
1098343
Goodreads
36398848

Source records

Collingswood Public Library record
Internet Archive item record

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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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