The Trumpet of the Swan
Edition: 1st Scholastic printing (69)
Publisher: Scholastic; Scholastic Inc.
Published: 1987-03
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780590406192
Copyright date: 1970
Subjects: Classics; Juvenile Fiction; Children's 4-8 - Literature / Classics; Children: Grades 4-6; Animals - General
First sentence: Walking back to camp through the swamp, Sam wondered whether to tell his father what he had seen.
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.
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