Name: Noah's Ark
ISBN: 9780385094733

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Why This Clicks

Grandeur and Small Mischief

A familiar Bible tale finds room for flood-scale drama, tender details, and a few unruly animals.

Come here for

A retelling that balances danger with domestic humor
Illustrations with both majestic scale and gentle detail

Expect

Noah’s wife dodging rats and bees bustling in their hive
Animal babies arriving in spring

Book Details

Authors: Peter Spier
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: July 12, 1977
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Religion / Biblical Commentaries & Interpretation · Religion / Bible Stories / Old Testament
Reading lane: Religion / Biblical Commentaries & Interpretation

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Publisher Categories

Religious / General
Jewish Religious Stories
Christian Animal Stories

About This Book

★ Caldecott Medal Winner ★ "The book is a triumph, the definitive Noah's Ark."— Publishers Weekly Winner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Peter Spier's Noah's Ark has been the iconic edition of this tale for over 40 years, in print continuously since its debut in 1977. In Spier's imaginative retelling, readers witness the danger and the grandeur of the terrifying flood but also the lighter moments...

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★ Caldecott Medal Winner ★ "The book is a triumph, the definitive Noah's Ark."— Publishers Weekly Winner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Peter Spier's Noah's Ark has been the iconic edition of this tale for over 40 years, in print continuously since its debut in 1977. In Spier's imaginative retelling, readers witness the danger and the grandeur of the terrifying flood but also the lighter moments: Noah's wife jumping on a crate to avoid the rats; Noah shooing all but two bees from a busy hive; and all the animal babies being born in the spring. It's an illustration feat that's both majestic and tender.