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PreS-Gr 3 This version of the story speeds along in overdrive. From the moment Noah decides he needs an ark, the pace to build and load the vessel proceeds rapidly. Life on board is equally hectic. The constant noise and activity culminate in a foldout montage of frantic animals "when the fighting and crying were awful and fearful." Kuskin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

First published in 1958, with illustrations by the author, this picture book, with its galloping rhythm and carefree take on familiar events, is as fresh as a report on this week's kindergarten trip. "These are the sons of Noah who / built the Ark as he told them to. / Shem was the eldest. / Ham was last. / Japheth wore yellow. / They all worked fast." In Grejniec's watercolor illustrations, rendered in bright colors on textured paper for a bold, collage-like effect, the animals arriv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More