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Charlotte's Web: A Puffin Modern Classic by E B White This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely help of Templeton the rat, and a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grown up to be quite a pig. A time-honoured classic favourite. "The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance and affect each new generation as ...
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Charlotte's Web: A Puffin Modern Classic by E B White This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely help of Templeton the rat, and a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grown up to be quite a pig. A time-honoured classic favourite. "The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance and affect each new generation as powerfully as the one before. These are the titles selected for Puffin Modern Classics" - Julia Eccleshare E. B. White was born in New York in 1899 and died in 1985. He kept animals on his farm in Maine and some of these creatures crept into his books, such as STUART LITTLE which was made into a blockbusting film in 2000. He received many awards including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970, an award given every five years to authors who have 'made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children'. Also by E B White: Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little; The Trumpet of the Strong
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Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Book An early edition of this famous children's novel. Published the same year as the first edition. Held in original, price-clipped, dustwrapper, with foil to the front wrap and spine for 'A Harper Blue Ribbon Book'. This work is the story of a 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 in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live. This work is considered to be a classic of children's literature. Illustrated throughout by Garth Williams. Written by E B White, an American writer. He was a regular contributor to 'The New Yorker' magazine. His popular children's books include 'Stuart Little' and 'The Trumpet of the Swan'. Condition: In original full cloth binding and held in original, price clipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has the 'Harper Blue Ribbon Book' foil label to the front wrap and spine. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Tidemark to the head of wrap to the spine and to the rear wrap. Small losses due to the chipping. Tape repairs internally to wrap at the tail of spine and to the front flyleaf. Gift inscription to the verso of front endpaper, 'Hello Nicola! We hope you like this book, if so please tell us and we shall send you some more by E B White all our love to you Aunt Muriel and Uncle Frank, Xmas 1964. ' A few spots to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed in a Good dustwrapper.
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Garth Williams; Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 4to. 216 pp. Quarter-bound in blue cloth on beige boards; decorated in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers; headband; Newbery Medal on the front cover. Illustrated in colour by Garth Williams and Rosemary Wells.
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Garth Williams. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall ex-library, very dirty faded and scuffed cover and spine, bottom spine edge missing 1cm section, felt pen scribble to several pages and front cover and pictures coloured in by coloured pencils, several pen picture drawn at front end pages, yellow strip tape to spine edge, initials J.H.L. to side text block edge and inside front page, with owners name in pencil to front end page.
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WILLIAMS GARTH. FAIR in NoNE jacket. A STATED FIRST EDITION WITH THE CODE I-B DENOTING FIRST PRINTING BOOK HAS SEEN SOME USE PAGE 23-4 IS LOOSE AND LAID IN SPINE SHOWS PARTIAL SEPARATION CAUSING SOME INTERNAL WEAKNESS STILL THE TEXTBLOCK IS FIRM BOOK NEEDS SOME WORK PAGES ARE CLEAN AND UNMARKED INDICATING PRIOR ENJOYMENT OF THIS CLASSIC BOUND IN GRAY WITH COMPLETE BLUE LETTERING VERY SMALL PENCIL PREVIOUS OWNERS MARK COVER HAS AREAS OF SOILING MORE SO ON THE BACK A RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS TITLE IN NEED OF SOME WORK.
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Williams, Garth. Fine. pp. 224. Cloth bound. Oversided format (7-3/4"x10-1/4"). Full color plate on the cover. Williams original illusrtrations. Afterword by Peter F. Newmeyer. 224pp. Slight fading at the edges and spine. Otherwise, clean, tight, never read. Published without a DJ. Silver Newbery Honor medal on cover. Among the book's 26 awards and honors are The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time. 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009). New York Public Library's Books of the Century. Children's fiction. Children/General audience.
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This title was a must for my grandchildren to read; what better place than Grandma's house. The once familiar story of Charlotte is not as popular though it's message is ageless. I recommend every grandparent spend time teading this classic to their grandchildren.
Barbara O
Jan 30, 2014
excellent
Memories of having the book read to our class by my favorite teacher, Mrs. Rush. Reading it again, with my husband this time, was no less enjoyable. Creative and touching. It is timeless and for all ages of readers. I would highly recommend it.
TimJ
Dec 10, 2009
Perennial Classic
While reading this book with my children I understood it with travelled appreciation. There are episodes on nearly every page that demonstrate an alternative to one of the most pervasive afflictions of society in America today; incivility. The themes of loyalty, tolerance, selflessness, kindness, ... are between every page. It's a classic that every parent ought to read to their children.
ghmus7
Dec 31, 2007
Wondrous and Shining
The gift of E.B. White was unique and singular in the history of American letters. He was a writer who refuses to be simply charachterised as a "children's author". Certainly there are as many or more adults as children who read his books over and over again. As with all great myths, legnds and tales intended for children, there is a hidden depth which is the key to the enduring nature of these myths. This book, has certainly already entered the pantheon of the classsics. The charachters, Fern, the little girl who loved the pig Wilbur, The rat Tempeton, who experiences a change of heart, all contribute to the wonderful and imaginative world which the author so beautifully conjures - a rich world all to itself. The greatness in this book lies in the ability of the author to make the ordinary extraordinary, and the strange and wierd commonplace and natural - like a pig talking to a spider. A true classic
Rosanne
Aug 11, 2007
A must-read for everybody
So much has been written in praise of this beloved story that I could not possibly add anything new. The deceptively simple tale of Wilbur the pig and the erudite spider who selflessly worked to keep him from becoming breakfast meat is known and loved by all who read it. E.B. White's beautiful, sinuous, poetic prose and Garth Williams' lovely line drawings complement each other perfectly - a great collaboration between author and illustrator. A children's story? Don't let that fool you, or keep you from glorying in this lovely book yourself. The story is as beautifully and robustly full of life as the seasons he lovingly describes, simultaneously simple and profound, as joyous and sad as the circle of life itself. Unforgettable. We, and our children, are fortunate to have this book.
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