Genesis - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060253568 ISBN 13: 9780060253561

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1997

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Provides the story of Creation, from the Book of Genesis

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By Caldecott winner Ed Young, a radiant and powerful picture book interpretation of the story of creation from the Book of Genesis.

In the beginning God created heaven and earth...." The story of creation is one of the most powerful, and beautiful, in the Bible. Representative of a point of genesis, a moment in time when earth was pure and untouched and entrusted to humankind, the Book of Genesis speaks of the mystery of the earth's creation and the miracle of our existence. Caldecott winner Ed Young's powerful visual interpretation enhances that sense of mystery and wonder as he draws light, and life, from dark, in perfect concordance with the text. And with an accompanying list of many of the world's creatures, both living and extinct, included on the endpapers, Genesis also serves as a gentle reminder that the earth is ours to protect .

From Kirkus Reviews:

Young (Night Visitors, 1995, etc.), with his sure elegance, exceptional take on nuance and suggestion, and the palpable luxury of his colors, creates a compelling version of the Judeo-Christian creation story. Against the stately language of the King James Genesis, Young's palette of dark jewel tones suggest and intimate the mystery and majesty of creation. A tiny light gleams in the blue- black void; on the next spread, that light cracks open the darkness as the waters and the firmament divide. A shape hints at a great serpent or animal; then animal faces peer from the grasses and bird flight from the clouds. When the earth brings forth living creatures, the shark appears under the wingspread of the eagle; man crouches, his hands clutching at the earth from whence he came. The hand of God holds myriad living shapes as the command comes to be fruitful and multiply; those forms re-form in the contours of Adam and Eve. While not for those who want a literal illustration of Genesis, this beautiful book honors the Word and the story. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright �1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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