Naamah and the Ark at Night
As Noah’s wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations.Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas,...
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As Noah’s wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations.Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings. She sings to the animals, two by two. She sings to her husband, her sons, and their wives. She sings, and they all sleep, finally at peace. Acclaimed author Susan Campbell Bartoletti’s rhythmic, lyrical text pairs with Caldecott Honor winner Holly Meade’s luminous collage for a cozy, tender lullaby, and an ode to the power of song.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763642426 (0763642428)
Publish date: August 9th 2011
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Naamah is Noah’s wife and the ark is underway. Every night, Naamah sings to the animals on the ark to keep them calm. The author wrote the text of this book in an old Arabic poetic form called a ghazal. “As rain falls over the ark at night,As water swirls in the dark of night,As thunder crashes the ...
Lovely lullaby based on the Noah's Ark story beautifully illustrated in collage art.
Enchantingly beautiful in every way. There are the illustrations by Holly Meade that capture the magic of the stormy night as the ark is at sea. There is the verse form used, the ghazal, which was new to me and perfectly chosen for it's lilting, song-like, ancient qualities. There is the biblical el...
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