num_pages: 210
description: Louis is scared when his father tells him that he's different from other swans. He doesn't want to be different. Even though he can't talk, Louis knows he could learn to read and write, if only he could get into school.Sam Beaver, a boy who understands all wild things, agrees to help. But Mrs. Hammerbotham isn't sure she can handle a Trumpeter Swan in her classroom.
language: English
title: The Trumpet of the Swan
titlecomplete: The Trumpet of the Swan
characters: Louis the swan, Sam Beaver, Serena
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Chapter Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 76376
places: Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 31564800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
publisher: Scholastic