Noah Builds an Ark

Noah Builds an ArkA storm is coming a big one. How does a young urban boy prepare? A lovely allegorical story about ecology and caring inspired by the ancient tale of stewardship. While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark

A storm is coming -- a big one. How does a young urban boy prepare? A lovely allegorical story about ecology and caring inspired by the ancient tale of stewardship.

While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark for them and other backyard creatures -- salamanders and toads, snakes and spiders, even brightly colored hummingbirds. Setting out fistfuls of nuts and leaves, berries and seeds, the boy props a flashlight inside and arranges some miniature furniture for the animals to sit or sleep on. "Come," Noah whispers to his friends just as his mother calls him inside and the dark storm roars in. From an award-winning author and a Caldecott Honoree comes a quietly inspiring story about how taking action on behalf of our fellow earth travelers can help us face fearsome events.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/12/2019
ISBN: 9780763674847
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019 pg. 81
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 47
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 03/12/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory