Whoever Heard Of A Fird?

by Othello Bach

Book Overview

If you haven't heard of a fird, part fish, part bird, you don't know that he's looking for a herd of fird. He wants to find out if he's "firding" right. You see, Fird was raised by a nest of Dicken's,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479333182
• ISBN13: 9781479333189
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

You'll Never Get Tired of This One

"Once, there was a fird. Just an ordinary fird--part fish, part bird--and he wanted to find a herd of fird. But nobody had ever heard of a fird." I don't remember how I found it. I do remember checking it out from the library at every conceivable opportunity and listening to it constantly. Enough that after some ten years without it, I can still quote the story almost word for word (I can sing the songs, too, just not well). And the words are eminently memorable, chosen for sound and feel as much as for the story they convey. I was almost adult when I found out that there was a book version as well. Let me say this: The publishing world has for some reason decided that kids want books that they read once or twice and throw away. Trash paperbacks. Believe me, this isn't one of them. You can read this to your grandkids for the five thousandth time, and as much as it delights the kids, you'll find that it still delights you as well. The story is still fresh, the characters still vibrant. The major lyrics will still speak to you, reminding you to live your life with all the joy and anticipation and determination of a little fird who's just trying to find a herd of fird. I recently discovered that some of the themes are particularly relevant to our time: PREJUDICE: "The Snoose only like other Snooses; they do not like anyone who is different" and, speaking of the Dickens, "They've spent their whole life being afraid of something they've never met." INDIVIDUALITY: "I'm a fird! And it doesn't matter where I came from, or what I'm SUPPOSED to be; all that matters is where I'm going, and what I do." HOPE: "Don't say it can't be done! Just tell me that it can't be done, then stand back, watch me do it!" CALL TO SELF-ACTUALIZATION: "You can't sit around hopin' for to be someone great: Gotta start bein' today...You can't sit around thinkin' that you aren't good enough, unless you want to prove you really ain't; can't sit around blamin' other folks for your luck--it's YOU who determines if you can or can't." ("Self-actualization"? Sorry, can't think of the synonym I want. Being all that you can be, and not letting worries and fears get in the way of that.) Let me add the song list (not all songs have obvious names): 1. Lucille Dicken's "Wake Up in the Morning" 2. Fird's "I'm So Glad to Just Be Me" 3. The Monster Boogie 4. The Woose 5. The Shamels 6. The Driders (music only) 7. The Blizard's funny questions song 8. The Burtles' "Some Folks" 9. Ms. Girouse's "You Can't Sit Around" 10. Fird's "Reverse Psychology" 11. Fird's "Isn't There Anyone in the World...?" 12. Belinda's "I Dream a Dream" In closing: I truly hope that Fird (both book and tape) gets republished--soon--because I just can't deal with a world in which my niece and nephews know less about Fird and Snyder than they do about SpongeBob SquarePants.

Definitely a 5-star!!!

One the very first books I ever remember reading when I was a little kid was Whoever Heard of a Fird. I picked it out because it had big, colorful pictures not knowing about the story held within. Once I began reading it, I couldn't put it down. (...)

Heartwarming

The first book my mother ever checked out for me was "Whoever Heard of a Fird?" when I was 3 or 4 years old. That was 14 years ago and I still remember how wonderful it was. It taught me early on that everyone is unique, and although you might not know of anyone that is like you off hand, that no matter what, there is someone that will accept you for you. I'll always remember the story about a poor half-fish, half-bird named Fird and his journey to find others of his kind.