Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. I hadn't read it since I was a little girl and had forgotten many of the details of the story. After finishing the story, I was inspired to begin reading it aloud to my kindergarten students. They loved it. We will be watching the movie on the last day of school. This is a story about true friendship. Fern raises Wilbur, who is the runt of the litter. When he is old enough, Fern's father insists he be sold. Wilbur ends up at Fern's uncle's farm. The Zuckerman's put Wilbur in the barn cellar where we meet all kinds of interesting animal characters. Wilbur is befriended by a spider named Charlotte who has spun a web at the front of the barn. When it becomes evident that Wilbur will likely be killed and eaten for Christmas dinner, Charlotte knows she must come up with a plan to save his life. After much thought, she decides to write words in her web to impress Zuckerman. The messages include SOME PIG, TERRIFIC, and RADIANT. The messages bring fame to the Zuckerman's and help secure Wilbur's future. In the end, Charlotte has saved Wilbur's life, but her time grows short, and she dies. Wilbur protects the egg sac that Charlotte left and finds comfort in meeting many of Charlotte's children and grandchildren over the years. This is a classic story that will be enjoyed by many children for years to come.
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