Charlotte's Web is a children's book by American writer Alvin Brooks White , first published in 1952 .
| Charlotte's Web | |
|---|---|
| English Charlotte's web | |
| Genre | and a |
| Author | Alvin Brooks White |
| Original language | English |
| Date of first publication | 1952 |
| Publishing house | Harper & brothers |
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The work was double-screened on a large screen , the animated version was continued - " Charlotte 's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure ", the plot of which has little to do with the original story. The plot of White’s book also formed the basis of the musical of the same name by Richard and Robert Sherman [1] .
Content
Story
The hero of the book is a pig named Wilbur, who was saved from death by a girl named Fern. The piglet enters the Farmyard, where other animals let him know that he will not live long. However, the spider Charlotte weaves words into her web that should convince the farmer that the pig deserves life.
Charlotte’s Web has been well received by critics. In particular, Udora Welty , reviewing the book in The New York Times , noted: “This thing worked almost perfectly, and it was done in an almost magical way” [2] .
Films
Three films were made based on the work:
- Charlotte's Web (cartoon)
- Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
- Charlotte's Web (film)
Interesting Facts
- The full name of Charlotte's spider, Charlotte A. Cavatica, is given by the scientific Latin name of the spider Araneus cavaticus common in the USA, also called the “spider’s spider” [3] .
Notes
- ↑ "Charlotte's Web (musical)" Archived March 25, 2014 on the Wayback Machine . Dramatic Publishing, accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ New York Times, October 19, 1952
- ↑ Charlotte A. Cavatica: Bloodthirsty, Wise And True , NPR . Date of appeal September 26, 2010.
Links
- Charlotte's Web on Bookrags.com