E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) White

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1) Charlotte's web

Author

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

Lexile Measure

680L

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"Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. Wilbur the pig wants to make a friendin the barn. Charlotte the spider wants a friend too! And with the words she makes in her web, she will make sure that everyone knows what a special pig Wilbur is."-- Provided by publisher.

2) Stuart Little

Author

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

Lexile Measure

920L

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The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird that stayed for a few days in his family's garden.

3) The trumpet of the swan

Author

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

Lexile Measure

750L

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Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home.

4) E. B. White on dogs

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White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

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E.B. White's love of dogs is conveyed in his own essays, poems, letters, and sketches, including articles from "The New Yorker" about dog shows and city canines, as well as previously unpublished photographs of his family dogs.

5) One man's meat

Author

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and author of Charlotte's Web documents his move from Manhattan to a saltwater farm in New England: "Superb reading." -The New Yorker Called "a mid-20th–century Thoreau" by Notre Dame Magazine, E. B. White's desire to live a simple life caused him to sell half his worldly goods, give up his job writing the New Yorker's "Notes and Comment" editorial page, and move with his family to a saltwater farm in North...