The Animals and the Ark
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689830955 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 44 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. The artist's signature technique of greatly magnifying his compositions highlights the texture of the paper, adding to the visual intrigue. As the Ark nearly disappears within the torrents of rain, Kuskin lessens the danger by depicting the animals as very much like children: they "ate and slept and played inside/ at `Hide-and-Seek' and `Make a Nice Motion'/ while the whole wide world was covered with ocean." This cheerful tale closes not with an olive branch, but with the sun breaking through the clouds. From Publishers Weekly Originally published in 1957, Kuskin's (Roar and More) energetic ode to the Flood receives equally upbeat, playful treatment in Grejniec's (Albert's Nap) watercolors. In the opening lines, Noah mysteriously divines the coming rainstorm (with no mention of God): "He said, `I think it's going to pour./ It's going to rain and rain some more./ The sun will dim,/ the day turn dark,/ with
Mutiny on the Ark! When Noah builds the Ark, he never anticipates that the animals might get just a bit restless after forty days and forty nights.But just as the monkeys are squealing, the tiny animals are growing tearful, the tigers are getting bad-tempered, and Noah is fearing a mutiny of Biblical proportions, the sun breaks through! A delightfully raucous look at the Noah's Ark story, from the animals' point of view, told with relish by children's poet extraordinaire, Karla Kuskin.
Mom of Four said Wonderfully colorful and inventive!. My three year old loves this book--a true find at our last bookstore outing. The pictures are colorful and fun, and the rhyme is never forced. The editors' reviews above immediately siezed on the fact that God is not mentioned in this storybook, yet that's not something that I even noticed when I first read it. I actually liked that this biblical story was told so whimsically, making it fun for my children to learn about our Christi. A. Silverstone said Fun Story of Noah's Ark. The Animals and the Ark is a fun telling of the Noah's Ark for young children. Told in rhyming verse, they will giggle with the geese and enjoy the elephants. Karla Kuskin's witty writing is enhanced by the art of Michael Grejniec. He illustrates the pages in a collage-type style, full of color and action. The bold colors and strong lines will capture the imagination of children.Much like children get bored, there is a wonderful fol