Swan Song Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection -- he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?

The Trumpet of the Swan

Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home.

Louie, a trumpeter swan who plays the trumpet, spends his summer as the camp bugler and becomes a hero when he saves a boy from drowning.

The Trumpet of the Swan: Louie the Hero

Notable Children's Books of 1970 (ALA)"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966-1978 (SLJ)Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)Children's Books of 1970 (Library of Congress)1973 William Allen White Children's Book Award1973 Sequoyah Children's Book Award (Oklahoma)

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