_David and the Phoenix_ by Edward Ormondroyd. First published in 1957 and reprinted
in 2000(Purple House Press).
I remember reading it in 3rd or 4th grade (58-59) and the next books I can remember
reading were Sewell's _Black Beauty in 4th or
5th and Hemingway's _Old Man and the Sea_ in the 6th grade. So it must have made
quite an impression! I reread Phoenix when
republished and it was an interesting revisit. It is a bit heavy handed.
Robert Eiffert, Librarian
Pacific Middle School
Beiffert at egreen wednet edu
Beiffert at Comcast net
Nancy Kellner wrote:
> Netters,
> A friend of mine is trying to recall the title of a book. Her email to me
> read as follows:
>
> "I remember a boy meeting a large Phoenix and the adventures they had
> together. I believe the Phoenix taught the boy how to be a better
> person, moral issues and all that - (similar to the theme of the phantom
> tollbooth but a bit different). At the end, the Phoenix dies by burning
> itself in a large bonfire and from the ashes comes a new little bird,
> which the boy befriends and lets fly away to freedom. It's a very sad
> and happy ending.
>
> I think this book was read to me by a teacher when I was in 3rd or 4th
> grade. Since I am 50 now, this puts it back to the early 1960's."
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