Noah and the Great Flood - Hardcover

Gerstein, Mordicai

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689813716 ISBN 13: 9780689813719

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1998

Synopsis

According to the Bible there once lived a race of giants. The giants were greedy and violent and they turned away from God. Only one man pleased God at this time -- Noah. God chose Noah to tell the giants to change their ways, or e would destroy the world with a great flood. But the giants just sneered, so God instructed Noah to build an ark and collect a male and female of every creature on the earth. Miraculously, the ark helped to build itself, and the animals came on their won -- even some no one knew existed, such as the og and the rayeem. It rained for forty days and forty nights, drowning the giants and leaving only Noah, his family, and the animals alive. On the day the rain stopped, God gave Noah an important promise in the form of a special sign that would serve as a reminder of their pact until the end of time. Mordicai Gerstein uses legends that have arisen around the story of Noah to create a richer, more detailed version of this familiar Biblical tale. His intricate oil paintings further enhance the drama of the text, making this a refreshing and valuable telling of an old and cherished story.

About this title

About the Author:

Mordicai Gerstein has been delighting readers for years with his stories and illustrations. He has published numerous acclaimed picture books, including The Mountains of Tibet, The Shadow of a Flying Bird, and most recently, Jonah and the Two Great Fish, which School Library Journal called "A lively and colorful read aloud...[with] enthralling oil paintings that sparkle with humor, imagination, and absorbing details" in a starred review. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Synopsis:

A retelling of the Old Testament story of how Noah and his family were saved, along with two of every living creature, when God destroyed the wicked of the world with a devastating flood.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0689813716
• ISBN 13: 9780689813719
• Binding: Hardcover