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Charlotte's Web
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Charlotte's Web Prebound - 1978

by E. B. White

Wilbur, a lovable pig, is rescued from a cruel fate by a beautiful and intelligent spider named Charlotte. "Told with delicacy, humor, and wisdom . . . a perfect blending of fantasy and complete realism".--"Booklist". Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970.


About this book

    Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E. B. White is a piece of classic children’s literature. Fern Arable, a young girl growing up on a farm, pleads with her father to not butcher the runt of a recently birthed litter of pigs. After being spared, Wilbur the pig spends some time as Fern’s pet before being sold to her uncle, Homer Zuckerman, at which point Wilbur’s adventure truly begins. After being rejected by the other animals at Homer’s farm, Wilbur strikes up an unlikely friendship with Charlotte, a spider whose silky web resides near the pig. When Wilbur learns that he is to be butchered, his arachnid companion hatches a daring plan to save his life. The famous novel has been adapted into a movie, video game, stage production, and is soon to be made into a television series. A feat of storytelling, Charlotte’s Web won the Laura Ingall’s Wilder Medal and was a Newbery Honor book in 1953.

    Charlotte's Web is one of the best-selling paperbacks of all time. E.B. White rarely signed books, so a signed first edition can run anywhere from a few thousand dollars, to over $25,000.

From the publisher

Wilbur, a lovable pig, is rescued from a cruel fate by a beautiful and intelligent spider named Charlotte. Told with delicacy, humor, and wisdom . . . a perfect blending of fantasy and complete realism.--Booklist. Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970.

First Edition Identification

The first edition of Charlotte’s Web was published on October 15, 1952. The dust jacket artist and illustrator is Garth Williams. This edition was published by Harper & Brothers in New York, N.Y., in contrast to some later editions, which were published by Harper & Row. There are three primary identifying points to this edition. First, “I-B” is towards the bottom of the copyright page, a code that identifies the publication date. Second, “First Edition” is stated above the “I-B” code on the copyright page. Finally, the original price of $2.50 is shown on the front flap of the dust jacket.

Details

  • Title Charlotte's Web
  • Author E. B. White
  • Binding Prebound
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Perfection Learning
  • Date May 1978
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780812417999 / 0812417992
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 11 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 6
  • Reading level 680
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Death/Dying
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Domestic animals
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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