White, EB

Author E. B. White

E. B. White biography on Wikipedia

A Letter from E. B. White Where did the ideas for Charlotte and Stuart Little come from? Why did E. B. White choose to write about a pig? Did his stories really happen? Read the answers in this letter, which he wrote to all kids everywhere shortly before his death.

Read about the author E. B. White through his Obituary. He died October 1, 1985. His importance to students is immeasurable because of ”The Elements of Style,” the slim work on English usage he revised and expanded, based on Prof. William Strunk Jr.’s textbook.
Washington Post obituary
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0711.html