Charlotte's Web

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Summary: What a great book!
Review: I remember when I was in the fourth grade, my teacher would read to us when we would come in from recess. She would read us chapter books. One of the books that she read to us was Charlotte's Web. I loved that book in the fourth grade. So, imagine my excitement when my children's lit teacher(in college) told the class that one of the books we were going to discuss would be Charlotte's Web. It was a great pleasure to read this book again. I feel the same about it now as I did in the fourth grade. I think the thing that pulls you in is that Wilbur is the "runt" and you just can't help but fall head over heels for the little guy. This is the kind of book that you don't want to put down. I really felt like I was right there on the farm with the family. I would recommend this book for ages 10 and up, just to some difficult language. I only wish you good experiences with Charlotte's Web.

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Summary: Charletts teaching lesson
Review: In Charlett's Web, I believe that the true lesson of friendship is showen and acted out. This book deals with a pig who becomes friends with a spider named Charlett. The lesson is learned that a true friend will do anything to help them with any of their problems. Wilber learns that friendship is important in any kind of relationship. I love the way the author ties in animals to get the attention of kids and then gives an important lesson at the same time. This book is an exellent one to read to any age. The idas are truly down to earth.

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Summary: Worth it for the Illustrations Alone
Review: I highly recommend buying the new collector's edition of this book. It is just the right size and has beautiful COLOR illustrations, the old ones are in black and white, trust me the color ones are a million times better. Oh ya, and the story is good too. Please buy it.

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Summary: This was the greatest Book!
Review: This book was so great. I had to do a project in school aboutit and I loved every second of it. I hope everyone agrees with me andfinds my review useful to them.

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Summary: Unlimited Stars!
Review: I think Charlotte's Web is one of the best books I have everread. I love this book so much, that I have read it six times. I thinkthat the book deserves unlimited stars because all the characters are special in their own way. Even Templeton the rat who naver did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for himself. You don't have to love animals to like this book.

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Summary: Mr. White puts more into the audio than could fit in a book!
Review: +AH4-There is so much expression in the voice of the author as he reads this timeless classic. I find myself daydreaming as the years roll back and I'm back in the third grade listening to Mrs. Bell read "Salutations!". It's as if you are in the barn listening with Fern as the story unfolds. I find myself getting choked up near the end every time I hear it. Twenty-five years have not diminished this endearing tale one bit, and Mr. Whites feeling for his characters and the bittersweet passing+AH4-+AH4- of youth adds a wonderful dimension that is not to be missed! This should be required reading and listening!+AH4-

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Summary: Read (or Be Read) This Descriptive Children's Classic
Review: Can't imagine saying something about E.B. White's children's classic "Charlotte's Web" that 148 others here (more around the world) have not. But experiencing it twice (having it read to me in fifth grade nearly 30 years ago, and reading it to my daughter recently) has allowed me to greater appreciate the book's meaning and accomplishment.

Many children will never experience life on a farm or visit a county fair (the two major book settings). White and his illustrators picture that life sensually and beautifully. The story of Wilbur (pig) and Charlotte's (spider's)friendship, what she does to save him, the toll it takes on her, and her eventual legacy, recalls the unconditional love mothers have for their children. (Fern, the Arables' daughter who saves Wilbur's life at the start, retreats from the storyline as her interest shifts from animals to boys.)

All this is told amidst word backgrounds of warm summer days, dank cellars, midways filled with discarded food and paper, cellar barns filled by scents of straw, manure, and slops. (Who but White could've described the leftovers fed to Wilbur and actually make them sound delicious?)

White's gift for character also shows most interestingly in the rat Templeton, who many may identify with. Tough, clever, self-serving, defensive, but valiant in the end, he adds much needed sour spike to essential scenes that may have otherwise been too sweet (his negotiation with Wilbur over Charlotte's egg sac is one example) Templeton's self-desciption at book's end of "living for the pleasures of the feast," summarize in a way what makes life and what we do for each other in it worth the trouble. Essential reading for children and adults.

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Summary: Charlotte's Web
Review: I think that it is a great book. Fern can really enjoy life with farm animals. It teaches kids that they don't always have to have human friends. This book should get 1,000,000 stars.

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Summary: I Really Like This Book!
Review: I really like this book because it is really interesting! I really like the illustrations.

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Summary: Charlotte's Web
Review: I found the book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White to be a wonderful book for children of all ages. It was a personal favorite of mine while growing up and I know many people who feel the same way. This book includes all the necesities for children to love it including animals, friendships, wonderful pictures, and a happy ending! The book takes you away and puts you in the shoes of a young pig named Wilbur who is trying to survive without being made into bacon. With a little help from his friends, Wilbur is able to become "some pig" and surely impress all those who came to see him. I would definately reccomend this book to any young child who is starting to read well and loves animals! It is a great book for a person to read at any age.