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The Trumpet of the Swan


 

The Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of a trumpeter swan who is born without the ability to make his species' distinctive trumpet-like call. Astoundingly, he learns to play the trumpet in order to compensate.

Related Topics:
E.B. White - 1970 - Trumpeter swan - Trumpet

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In 1973, it received the Seqouyah Award from Oklahoma and the William Allen White Award from Kansas. The school children in these states voted and decided this was their "favorite book" of the year.

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