The Trumpet of the Swan
By: Pictures by Edward Frascino.
Edition: 1st Harper Trophy Book printing
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1973
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780064400480
Copyright date: 1970
Subjects: Trumpeter swan -- Juvenile fiction; Swans -- Juvenile fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: Louis is a Trumpeter Swan who came into the world lacking a voice. When his father explained to him that he was different from other cygnets, Louis felt scared. His father, however, promised to help. Sam Beaver, a boy who loved all wild things, took Louis to school, where he learned to read and write. This was a help, but it did not solve his major problem: he was in love with the beautiful swan, Serena, and she spurned him because he was defective. And that was when Louis's father, the old cob, did a difficult thing - he put honor aside and stole a trumpet so his son would be able to woo his love. Louis's determination to become a trumpeter and pay off his father's debt takes him far from the wilderness he loves. But he succeeds and wins the swan of his desiring.
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