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An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

Charlotte's Web

30th Printing

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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.
--back cover

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Harper & Row
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
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Charlotte's Web
2006, HarperEntertainment
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Charlotte's Web
2002, HarperCollins Publishers
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins Publishers
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperTrophy, HarperCollins Publishers
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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
1973, Harper & Row
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Charlotte's Web
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Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Brothers
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1952, Harper & Row Publishers
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A Harper Trophy Book J55

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New York, USA
Copyright Date
1952

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
184 p. ;
Number of pages
184

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24935310M
Internet Archive
telacharlottaefa00whit
ISBN 10
064400557
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11124601

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Work ID
OL483391W

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