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Noah's Ark: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
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Noah's Ark: (Caldecott Medal Winner) Hardcover - 1977 - 1st Edition

by Peter Spier

The author uses his own translation of a 17-century Dutch poem about the most famous menagerie. Sparkling, fun-filled, full-color illustrations. Caldecott Medal winner.


From the publisher

? 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.

From the jacket flap

The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Peter Spier uses his own translation of a seventeenth-century Dutch poem about this most famous menagerie.
A Caldecott Medal Book, The American Book Award, An ALA Notable Children's Book, A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year (1977), The Christopher Award, International Board on Books for Young People Honor List.

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  • Title Noah's Ark: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
  • Author Peter Spier
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Doubleday Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1977-07-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780385094733 / 0385094736
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.42 x 10.66 x 0.38 in (21.39 x 27.08 x 0.97 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Evangelical
  • Library of Congress subjects Stories without words, Noah's ark
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76043630
  • Dewey Decimal Code 222.110

Media reviews

"The colors are lovely. The scenes are  unbelievably detailed...the book is a triumph, the  definitive 'Noah's Ark.'"--Publishers  Weekly.

About the author

PETER SPIER was one of America's most popular and renowned children's illustrators. His books, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, won numerous awards and honors: Noah's Ark won the Caldecott Medal and The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor Book. His book People was awarded the Christopher medal, was nominated for an American Book Award, and received the National Mass Media Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for "outstanding contributions to better human relations and the cause of brotherhood." Spier was born and educated in Amsterdam. Before coming to the United States he served in the Royal Dutch Navy. He illustrated more than 100 books and was also an avid and celebrated builder of model ships. Peter Spier died in 2017 at the age of 89.
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