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The Phoenix and the CarpetE. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by E. Nesbit
A new nursery carpet arrives with an egg rolled inside it. The egg hatches a vain and talkative phoenix, and the carpet turns out to fly.
A story about children and magical creatures, funny and adventurous in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
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