The Trumpet of the Swan (full color)
Swan SongLike the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.Louis tries everything...
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Swan SongLike the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection--he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064410946 (0064410943)
ASIN: 64410943
Publish date: October 2nd 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Review: Louis is a trumpet swan. He is struggling, compared to his siblings, to learn to play. His father finds him a true brass trumpet. Could this be the key to his success? This book is a great book to teach students to not give up. Just because you reach a hard part in your life, anywhere from ...
The Trumpet of the Swan is a great fictional story that should be read in fifth grade. It teaches the importance of helping others and family.
Louis is a young swan who cannot speak. When his father steals a trumpet for him, he is thrilled but troubled about the debt his father incurred. He goes to work to earn the money to pay for the trumpet.Sam is a young boy who loves the outdoors and observing the Wild life in their natural habitat. H...
So maybe I wasn't expecting this book to turn out like it did. First five chapters were straight-up Jean Craighead George nature documentary. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. Chapter six: sudden, abrupt left turn into Danny and the Dinosaur territory. (or Sammy the Seal, if yo...
I have mixed feelings about The Trumpet of the Swan. First the pluses. Our toddler enjoyed the read along very much. She thought my imitation of the swans' "ko-hoh!" was silly. Fred Marcellino's beautiful sepia drawings really helped tell the story. And the closing lines made me feel warm and fuzzy ...
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