David and the Phoenix

by Edward Ormondroyd

Overview

With a tremendous surge of its wings, the Phoenix managed to seize a branch. David's legs slipped from the bird's back, and he dangled over the abyss.

Thus ends the near-disaster of their first flight together. But don't underestimate the Phoenix! Failure only makes David's new-found friend determinded to get into shape so that David's education for Life can proceed.

And get into shape the fabulous bird does just as they conclude their first successful (and very scary) adventure, the Scientist appears. Don't underestimate the Scientist, either. He is just as stubborn as the Phoenix, and is driven by one obsession: to become famous by capturing the mythic bird. And if his traps don't work, he is fully prepared to shoot the Phoenix...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604442434
Publisher:	Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Publication date:	06/07/2010
Pages:	118
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.28(d)
Age Range:	4 - 17 Years

About the Author

Edward Ormondroyd (born 1925) is an American author of children's books. He is best known for David and the Phoenix, a fantasy novel. His time travel novel Time at the Top was filmed for television in 1999. Ormondroyd was born Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania and grew up in Pennsylvania and Michigan before serving two years on a destroyer escort in World War II. After the war he attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning a Bachelor's degree in English and a masters in Library Science. In 1970 he moved from Berkeley to Newfield, a small town west of Ithaca, New York. He currently lives in Trumansburg, New York, just north of Ithaca.

What People are Saying About This

Bruce Coville

I adore this book. Rediscovering it was pure delight -- I realized it had had tremendous influence on my own writing.

David Weber

David Weber, New York Times Bestselling Author
Many years ago, a book taught a young boy that imagination and wonder have wings. It was this book -- David and the Phoenix -- and that young boy was me. It was an experience I never plan to recover from.

Editorial Reviews

Just as the mountain said to David, we say to you, "Come along and climb!" Soar, with the aid of the mysterious Phoenix, to fabulous adventure with folks that never were - or always are, depending on your viewpoint. See a magic witch, in her cave, brew a wail; meet the Banshee of Mare's Nest Wood! By the way, do you know the difference between gryffin, gryffon and gryffen? Nor did David. David learned fascinating facts as a preparation for Life, while he helped friend Phoenix escape the serious Scientist.

Edward Ormondroyd has written a stimulating, ageless story. It combines beautiful writing, topnotch adventure, and enchanting fantasy.

Chicago Tribune

"Many years ago, a book taught a young boy that imagination and wonder have wings. It was this book-David and the Phoenix-and that young boy was me. It was an experience I never plan to recover from." -New York Times bestselling author David Weber

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