Noah's Ark (book)
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| Noah's Ark | |
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 Front cover of unknown edition |
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| Author(s) | Peter Spier |
| Illustrator | Peter Spier |
| Cover artist | Peter Spier |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 46 pp |
| ISBN | 0385127308 |
| OCLC Number | 2524624 |
| Dewey Decimal | 222/.1109505 |
| LC Classification | BS1238.N6 S64 |
Noah's Ark is a picture book written and illustrated by Peter Spier, first published by Doubleday in 1977. The text includes Spier's translation of "The Flood" by Jacobus Revius, a 17th-century poem telling the Bible story of Noah's Ark. According to Kirkus Reviews, the poem comprises sixty three-syllable lines such as "Pair by pair" (in translation). "Without revising or even enlarging on the old story, Spier fills it in, delightfully."[1]
For Noah's Ark Spier won the 1978 Caldecott Medal for illustration[2] and the 1982 National Book Award for Children's Books in category Picture Books (paperback).[3][a]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Picture books were separately recognized for only two years in National Book Awards history, paperbacks for four years. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints.
[edit] References
- ^ "Noah's Ark (Book) by Peter Spier, Jacob Revius". Google product presentation with quotation from Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1982". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions |
Caldecott Medal recipient 1978 |
Succeeded by The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses |
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