Noah's Trees - Hardcover

Le Tord, Bijou

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060282355 ISBN 13: 9780060282356

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1999

Synopsis

Noah loves his trees, and grows them with care, hoping that one day his sons will enjoy them too, but in the end, God has other plans for Noah.

About this title

About the Author:

Bijou Le Tord has created many highly acclaimed children's books, including A Blue Butterfly: A Story About Claude Monet; Sing a New Song; and God's Little Seeds. She lives in Sag Harbor, NY.

From Publishers Weekly:

Picture books about Noah's Ark abound, but few have the quiet beauty of Le Tord's (God's Little Seeds) portrait of a gentle, caring man who obeys God's commands without question or doubt. And few books convey so much with such simplicity: "Noah loved God and God trusted him," this text begins. Noah is happy planting and tending his "little trees" and imagining a future for his wife and three sons. But Noah does not hesitate when God announces his plan for a great flood and directs Noah to build an ark "out of your favorite trees." Just before the rain begins, Noah carries aboard little green saplings, a gesture of hope for beginning a new life in a new world. Le Tord omits mention of the Flood as a punishment for the wicked; her story is about Noah's relationship with God, and her Noah doesn't need to understand God's reasons. Her tender, gauzy-edged watercolors in fruity hues feature a sweetly smiling Noah, youthful in spite of his cottony white beard. In a crisp design, the simple, poetic text flows in centered paragraphs on each page. In a laudable departure from most books on the subject, Le Tord places the two-by-two parade of animals in the background, metaphorically and in her art, and underscores the deeper aspects of Noah's unshakable faith. Ages 4-6. (Oct.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0060282355
• ISBN 13: 9780060282356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40