书名：The Trumpet of the Swan吹号角的小天鹅

作者：White E. B.

出版社名称：Puffin

出版时间：2014
语种：英语
ISBN：9780141354842
商品尺寸：19.8 x 2.3 x 12.9 cm

包装：平装
页数：320（以实物为准）
20世纪著名的文体家，写下20世纪著名的童话。The Trumpet of the Swan是美国作家E·B·怀特所著的三部被誉为“二十世纪读者很多、受爱戴的童话”之一，被列入“美国伟大的儿童文学名著”。本书讲的是一个关于成长的动人故事，当代文豪约翰•厄普代克就曾这样评说：“能有这本书，是我们的幸运！”

媒体评论：

我们要感激E·B·怀特，不仅因其眼光敏锐，乐观幽默；更因其多年来给予读者，不论老少。——美国国家图书委员会

在怀特的三部童话里，《吹小号的天鹅》无拘束，娓娓而谈，这故事给了小朋友一个有说服力的关于成长的寓言。能有这本书，实在是我们的幸运。——约翰·厄普代克

THE 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.

Unlike 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.

E·B·怀特(1899-1985)生于纽约蒙特弗农，毕业于康奈尔大学，多年来他为《纽约人》杂志担任专职撰稿人。怀特是一位颇有造诣的散文家、幽默作家、诗人和讽刺作家。对于几代美国儿童来说，他之所以出名是因为他写的儿童读物《小斯图亚特》(1945)和《夏洛特的网》(1952)。一代又一代学生和作者熟悉他，因为他是《风格的要素》这本书的合著者(兼修订者)。散文《自由》于1940年7月由《哈泼斯》杂志发表，当时美国尚未加入反对纳粹的战争，世界正处于纳粹──苏联条约的时期，无论左派或右派都忽略了极权主义对民主的威胁，这篇散文收入怀特的文集《一个人的肉食》(1942)。

E.B. White, the author of twenty books of prose and poetry, was awarded the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his children’s books, Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web. In 1973, it received the Sequoyah Award (Oklahoma) and the William Allen White Award (Kansas), voted by the school children of those states as their "favorite book" of the year. He also received honorary degrees from seven colleges and universities. Mr. White died on October 1, 1985.