{"product_id":"trumpet-of-the-swan","title":"Trumpet Of The Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN is an uplifting story by E. B. White, author of CHARLOTTE''S WEB in which wildlife and nature blend with fantasy to make a tender, humorous and unforgettable animal tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike other cygnets, Louis, the trumpeter swan, cannot utter a sound. But with the encouragement of his father, Louis sets out to overcome his problem. One way of doing this Louis decides, is to learn to read and write and so he sets off to Montana to find his friend Sam Beaver. Louis goes to school with him and learns to read and write, but when he returns to the lakes and falls in love with the beautiful Serena, he is upset that Serena can''t read his sign, which says ''I love you''. Once again his parents are determined to help him find a new way of expressing himself and it is his father who dreams up the brilliant solution that will put Louis firmly on the path to success and fulfilment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. B. White was born in the USA. He travelled about trying all sorts of jobs before he joined the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and became a writer. In 1970 he was awarded the prestigious Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for \u003ci\u003eStuart Little \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCharlotte''s Web\u003c\/i\u003e and in honour of his outstanding contribution to children''s literature. E. B. White died in 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso by E. B. White:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte''s Web \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStuart Little\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available in \u003cb\u003eA Puffin Book\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGOODNIGHT MISTER TOM and BACK HOME by Michelle Magorian  \u003cbr\u003eCHARLOTTE''S WEB, STUART LITTLE and THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN by E. B. White   \u003cbr\u003eTHE BORROWERS by Mary Norton\u003cbr\u003eSTIG OF THE DUMP by Clive King\u003cbr\u003eROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY by Mildred D. Taylor\u003cbr\u003eA DOG SO SMALL by Philippa Pearce\u003cbr\u003eGOBBOLINO by Ursula Moray Williams\u003cbr\u003eMRS FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH by Richard C O''Brien\u003cbr\u003eA WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L''Engle\u003cbr\u003eTHE CAY by Theodore Taylor\u003cbr\u003eTARKA THE OTTER by Henry Williamson\u003cbr\u003eWATERSHIP DOWN by Richard Adams\u003cbr\u003eSMITH by Leon Garfield\u003cbr\u003eTHE NEVERENDING STORY by Michael Ende\u003cbr\u003eANNIE by Thomas Meehan\u003cbr\u003eTHE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET by Eve Garnett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57549288276350,"sku":"NW9780141354842","price":8.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141354842.jpg?v=1781526050","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/trumpet-of-the-swan","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}