To The Point: A Story about E. B. White

by David R. Collins, Amy Johnson

E. B. White first recognized the magic in words when he was very young. As a child, some of his happiest hours were spent finding just the right words to describe his feelings and experiences. After graduating from college, he took a job with a new magazine called The New Yorker . The magazine's readers soon began to look forward to the poetry and essays written by E. B. White. His writing was clear and lively with no wasted words, and it could make people laugh as easily as it could make them cry. In 1936, White and his family moved to a little farm near the coast of Maine, complete with sheep, chickens, and pigs. It was there that E. B. White wrote Charlotte's Web , perhaps one of the most beloved children's books ever written.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

56 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

David R. Collins is a published author and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of David R. Collins include George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist, Cesar Chavez (Just the Facts Biographies), J. R. R. Tolkien (Just the Facts Biographies), and The Time Travelling Cat & the Tudor Treasure.

Reviews

[Jenn Baia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of our read - a - loud books. It was a succinct story of EB White’s life and accomplishments. Depending on child’s literacy level it could easily be read by students in grades 4-6.