Pub Date: May 15, 1974
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 86141171
Lexile Code: 0680
Features: Limited Edition, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.30 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Classics | Animals | Farm Animals | Lifestyles | Farm Life and Ranch Life | Social Themes | Friendship | New Experience | Fantasy | General | Horror | Ghost Stories | Stories in Verse see also Poetry | Family | Alternative Family | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Insects Spiders etc
Description: A beautiful, large, gray spider weaves a message into her web in an effort tosave her friend, Wilbur the pig, from slaughter.
Brief description:
Kate DiCamillo is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor Book; and The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award finalist. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Review Quotes: "Wilbur, a lovable pig, is rescued from a cruel fate by a beautiful and intelligent spider named Charlotte. ?Told with delicacy, humor, and wisdom...a perfect blending of fantasy and complete realism."--" Booklist"