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E. B. White, Edith Goodkind Rosenwald, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Charlotte's Web: Student Packet Grades 3-4
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 4, 2006
Pros: Wilbur, Charlotte, Templeton, Fern. The prose. The plot. That beautiful web.
Cons: You're kidding, right?
Summary: For our family reading time, we've been reading some very good books...ones a bit advanced in length and complexity for our almost four year old, but nevertheless books that all of us, parents and daughter alike, can enjoy. We don't mind stretching her ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2012
Pros: wonderful story of friendship with a good plot
Cons: none at all
Summary: Katherine Paterson's favorite book is Charlotte's Web and with good reason. This is an excellent book for children and adults about friendship, being different, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2007
Pros: A classic story
Cons: Starts out slow, death
Summary: Anticipating the release of the movie Charlotte's Web we borrowed the classic book by E.B. White from the library. The Story The book tells the story of Wilbur the pig. He was born the runt of the litter and saved from an early death ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 17, 2002
Pros: a sweet innocent story of friendship
Cons: sad ending
Summary: As stated in some of my recent reviews, upon doing some attic cleaning I came across a box of books I had owned in my youth. Being a neurotic kind of mom, I had to reread them to determine whether they belonged on my 7.5 year old daughter's bookshelf. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2002
Pros: characters, story, language....pretty much everything
Cons: none
Summary: Long before studies came out that officially indicated that children who were read to became adults who read, my parents were reading to me. I remember some of the picture books. The thing I most remember, however, was my progression from picture books ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2001
Pros: Classic tale of friendship, and farm life
Cons: introduction to death,
Summary: I have read the book Charlotte's Web and seen the movie. The book I read as a child and the movie I saw as a pre-teen. I loved them both, although both did seem to be an introduction to death.
The book/movie begins with a family ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2001
Pros: Great book for children
Cons: None
Summary: I still cannot forget when my second grade teacher read our class Charlotte's web and I fell in love with it.
Charlotte's Web is a story about a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig who was named Wilbert and of Wilbert's dearest ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2001
Pros: Easy to read, Great story line.
Cons: Never fails to make me cry
Summary: I am a Grandma, so I have seen my grandchildren read mountains of books, but this is the book that has left the greatest impression of me.
Plot:
There is a pig that is the runt of the litter. The pig is to be killed, for they ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 27, 2001
Pros: wonderful children's book, strong characterizations, interesting morals throughout book
Cons: The fact that it has to end
Summary: This opinion should just about wrap up my splurge of opinions written on children's book, all inspired by a children's literature course that I have so recently had the pleasure of taking. I highly recommend a similar course to anyone who can find one, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2001
Pros: Classic,story of love and friendship, nice illustrations.
Cons: none
Summary: Charlotte's Web is a book that has been in my family for many years.
This was the book that I read when I was young, then my children read this book and now my 4 year old Grandson wants it read to him whenever he sleeps at my house.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2001
Pros: Everything.
Cons: None.
Summary: This is a good book to read if you like talking animals or your children do. I am 28 and I still love this story and also still have a copy.
The story starts with a pig that is born a runt. The farmer wants to just dispose of him but the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2000
Pros: Great Children's book
Cons: none
Summary: A pig, a rat, and 8-yr old girl and one very clever little spider. These are among the characters that form an unlikely friendship in E.B. White's much loved, "Charlotte's Web".
This is a beautiful story for all ages, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2000
Pros: Challenging Vocabulary; Thought Provoking; funny and Interesting for Kids and Adults
Cons: Sad Parts, so Watch the Sensitive Kids
Summary: AS I was browsing through the Epinions site, I noticed that the children's book "Charlotte's Web" was recommended by members 100% of the time! Unanimous, it is, this book is a great classic and one you should consider reading with your child ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 11, 2000
Pros: beautifully illustrated, well written and a great story
Cons: fantasy, animals talk and there is a bit about death in the end, when the spider dies.
Summary: This book is a tradition in my family. See, I'm reading MY book to my 4 year old daughter. Yes, I said MY book, because its the book I had when I was younger. The book I read, and reread till it was dog eared. My daughter loves the story as much as I did ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2000
Pros: wonderful story
Cons: what cons??
Summary: This book is such an entertaining tale that the entertainment value alone is worth getting it. However, I want to add some additional reasons. There are so many children's stories that have to do with the beautiful princess or the handsome prince, the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2000
Pros: charming story
Cons: sad
Summary: Yeah, that about sums Wilbur up. Long before the world was entranced by the sheep-herding skills of a pig named Babe, a pig named Wilbur captured the hearts of young and old alike. Like Babe, he was a runt, but he owed his existence to a young girl named ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2000
Pros: Well written book for kids at chapter book level
Cons: Personally, I just don't care for it
Summary: Plot: A runt pig, Wilber, must rely on the aid of a literate spider and other barnyard animals to help him survive into adulthood and beyond. As a runt, normal farming procedures dictate an early death at the hands of the farmer. With the help ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 31, 2000
Pros: The premier sympathetic spider and lovable pig of children's literature, engaging plot, and beautiful prose.
Cons: It was made into a dreadful movie.
Summary: What do you get when you combine a sagacious spider and a pure-hearted pig? If you use an economy of words, and write with the gentle prose of E.B. White, you get the children's classic Charlotte's Web. But wait, before I say more . . . ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 19, 2000
Pros: Simple tale, beautifully told. I wouldn't change a thing
Cons: Absolutely none
Summary: No, there are no fairy godmothers or spells in this book. I call all special books 'magic' books. And you don't get any more special than Charlotte's Web. I consider it to be the best in children's books.
It's the story of a friendship ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 7, 2000
Pros: a wonderful story about friendship, especially in this day and age
Cons: none
Summary: Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed so much, you kept it to read to your kids someday? That is what I did with "Charlotte's Web". It was one of those books that I read over and over as a child and will read over and over with my young ... read more
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