The Trumpet of the Swan
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The Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970 and a 2001 animated film.
Plot
It tells the story of a trumpeter swan named Louis, who is born without the ability to make his species' distinctive trumpet-like call. His father steals a trumpet in the hopes that his son will be able to play it and, thus, "speak." Astoundingly, Louis learns to play the trumpet, as well as write in English on a chalkboard in order to communicate with human beings. Louis travels cross-country, working as a camp bugler and an entertainer, always trying to impress a female swan named Serena.Awards and Praise
In 1973, the book received the Sequoyah Book 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.Film Version
An animated version of the book was made in 2001 by RichCrest Animation Studios and was released theatrically in the United States on limited release. It was not well received by critics. Many stated the animation was poor, that the charm of the original book was lost, the characters were dull, the casting didn't match, and that the character design was awful. But the most common criticism of the film version was that it didn't follow the original story well. This disappointed many fans of the book. According to Rotten Tomatoes, it scored 13% rotten on the tomato-meter.External link
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