E. B White
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
750L
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English
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Like 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 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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
920L
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English
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Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he has a very adventurous spirit. When his best friend, a little bird called Margalo, disappears from her nest, Stuart goes out into the wide world on his greatest adventure of all to look for her. But will he find her?
6) On democracy
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English
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"Anchored by an introduction by Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country's most eminent literary voices sheds much-needed historical context on the state of the nation and offers a ray of hope for the future of our society; for "as long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman...the scene is not desolate.""-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Letters of E. B. White touches on a wide variety of subjects, including the New Yorker editor who became the author's wife; their dachshund, Fred, with his "look of fake respectability"; and White's contemporaries, from Harold Ross and James Thurber to Groucho Marx and John Updike and, later, Senator Edmund S. Muskie and Garrison Keillor. Updated with newly released letters from 1976 to 1985, additional photographs, and a new foreword by John Updike,...
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Pub. Date
2023
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Portuguese
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UM CLÁSSICO DA LITERATURA INFANTIL QUE MARCOU GERAÇÕES!
Stuart Little não está nem perto de ser um camundongo comum. Ele nasceu em uma família de humanos e vive com os pais, o sr. e a sra. Little, seu irmão mais velho George, e o gato Snowbell. E, apesar de tímido, ele é um aventureiro nato! Então, quando a gentil passarinha Margalo desaparece, Stuart não tem outra escolha a não ser sair de Nova York para encontrar a melhor amiga.
De...
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English
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The fourth edition of the timeless composition guide, including an introduction by E. B. White and a foreword by Roger Angell.
First published in 1919 as a primer for Cornell University students, The Elements of Style became a renowned reference for writers of all kinds. With a straightforward manner that exemplifies its own advice, this succinct book covers everything from tips on proper comma usage to the principles of effective communication....
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English
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The author of Charlotte's Web and One Man's Meat, coauthor of The Elements of Style, and columnist for The New Yorker for almost half a century, E. B. White (1899–1985) is an American literary icon. Over the course of his career, White inspired generations of writers and readers with his essays (both serious and humorous), children's literature, and stylistic guidance. In the Words of E. B. White offers readers a delightful selection of quotations,...
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English
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In 1918, William Strunk Jr., a lecturer in English at Cornell University, wrote a short guide to style for his students. He aimed to show them how to write crispt, concise text that would inform readers as swiftly and clearly as possible. Strunk outlined eight "elementary rules of usage," just ten "elementary principles of composition," and "a few matters of form." The book has been in print ever since.
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Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
Español
Description
Wilbur el cerdo vuelve desolado al descubrir que es destinado a ser la cena navideña del granjero, hasta que su amigo, la araña Charlotte, se decide a ayudarle.
Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
18) Stuart Little
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English
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The Little family adopts an spunky boy named Stuart who looks a lot like a mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little adore their new son, but their older son George isn't so sure what to make of his new brother and devises a plan to get Stuart out of the house.
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[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
130L
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English
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When Stuart Little and his brother George go to the amusement park, George keeps suggesting rides and games that are too big for Stuart, but the hall of mirrors helps put things into perspective.