Book Review: Noah’s Ark


Noah’s Ark (Picture Yearling Book)

Peter Spier. Dragonfly Books 1992, Paperback, 48 pages, $4.06

Rating: ★★★★★

Everyone should have at least one Noah’s Ark story, and Peter Spier’s version is one of the best available.  It is especially well suited to children, with its wordless format and careful attention to visual detail.  Sweeping illustrations fill up each page with well-developed vignettes, evoking the horror, danger and hope of the original story.

The story is simple, yet this book is complex enough for both pre-readers and readers.  Having discussed it with an adult, pre-readers will be able enjoy it on their own for an extended time, since the pictures convey at least as much information as the words.

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Publication Information: Spier, Peter. Noah's Ark. Doubleday. 1977. ISBN: 0385173024.
Categories: 5 Stars, Age 04-08, Books Children Love, Caldecott Medal, Classicalhomeschooling.org, Honey For a Child's Heart
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Posted on February 5, 2010


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