Pigs, Spiders, and Other Animals:
Anthropomorphism in Children's Literature
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Internet Resources
Animals rule in children's literature
Animals in children's literature
E.B. White Wikipedia article
Talking animals in fiction Wikipedia article

Periodical Articles (off-campus, an SBU login authentication required for access)
Along Came a Spider. By: Eudora Welty. New York Times Book Review, 10/ 6/1996, p71, 0p; (AN 29808670)
Beneath the Web and Over the Stream: The Search for Safe Places in Charlotte's Web and Bridge to Terabithia. By: Misheff, Sue. Children's Literature in Education, Sep98, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p131-141, 11p; (AN 11305724)
E.B. White By: Badertscher, Eric. E.B. White, 2006, p1-2, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1130; (AN 19327412)
E.B. White and His Spiders. By: Cordell, Melinda R.; Johnson, Meredith. Highlights for Children, Oct2008, Vol. 63 Issue 10, p32-33, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 840; (AN 34234174)
The Back Page: Swine Lit. By: Ott, Bill. Booklist, 5/15/2009, Vol. 105 Issue 18, p80-80, 1p, 3 color, 1 bw; (AN 40639727)
The call of the wild: Books to help children bond with nature. By: Long, Joanna Rudge. School Library Journal, Dec97, Vol. 43 Issue 12, p40, 2p, 2 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1200; (AN 34853)

SBU Library Catalog Subject Search: Animals -- Juvenile
SBU Library Catalog Subject Search: Swine -- Juvenile
SBU Library Catalog Subject Search: Spiders -- Juvenile

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