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Although he lacks a voice in the traditional "Ko-hoh!" sense,
trumpeter swan Louis learns to speak to the world with a trumpet
stolen from a music store by his father. With the support of an
unusual boy named Sam, who helps Louis learn how to read and write,
the swan has some rather unswanlike adventures and ultimately wins
the love--and the freedom--of a beautiful swan named Serena.
For over 30 years, E.B. White''s masterpiece has captured the
fancy of countless readers. Now, with stunnin
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Swan Song
Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But
unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can''t trumpet joyfully.
In fact, he can''t even make a sound. And since he can''t trumpet his
love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to
him.
Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena''s
affection--he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But
nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass
trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his
love?
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A legendary writer for decades at The New Yorker and the
author of many books of essays, E. B. White also wrote the
children''s classics Stuart Little, Charlotte''s Web, and The Trumpet
of the Swan. He lived in New York City and Brooklin, Maine.
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