On Noah's Ark
Title: On Noah's Ark
Author: Jan Brett
Illustrator: Jan Brett
Genre: Traditional
Age Level: K-4th
Noah's
granddaughter narrates this story of the days leading up to and the days spent
on the ark. She describes the challenges getting all of the animals aboard,
where they all fit on the boat, and the ensuing chaos. Noah's granddaughter
calms the animals and helps them to fall asleep until forty days later when her
dove goes out to bring back a green leaf. This is an interesting perspective of
the Noah's ark tale. First, the story is told from the point of view of the
granddaughter, in first person. This brings the tale a realistic touch for
children because they can associate with the young girl. Each page includes a
minimal amount of text, telling the Noah's ark story in a simplistic yet easy
to read fashion. Finally this book has beautiful illustrations that truly do
help to tell the story. This book is
appropriate for all public school audiences as it doesn't have the moralistic
feel of a traditionally Biblical Noah's ark
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