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TRADITIONAL VERSION

NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J220.95	Brown, Rick	Who Built the Ark? "Bright pictures unfold with each verse of the lively musical version of a favorite biblical story. When children have finished the simple counting of animals parading onto the ark, they will cheer for the end result -- a scene that stretches over six feet!"	1994
J220.9505	Ganeri, Anita	Noah and the Ark and Other Stories Simple text and illustrations recount four classic stories from the Christian faith that introduce key beliefs and festivals.	2007
J221.9	Araten, Harry	Two by Two: Favorite Bible Stories Presents popular stories from the Old Testament, in simple text and illustrations.	1991
J222.1	Amery, Heather	Noah's Ark Young readers can start with the simple, single line of text across the top of the page and work their way up to the more advanced lines below	1996
J222.1	Cousins, Lucy	Noah's Ark A simple retelling of the Bible story in which Noah builds an ark and saves two of each kind of animal from the great Flood.	1993
J222.1	Elborn, Andrew	Noah & the Ark & the Animals Retells the story of Noah, the ark, and the flood from the point of view of the animals.	1984
J222.1	Fussenegger, Gertrud	Noah's Ark Retells the story of how Noah and the animals survived the flood.	1983
J222.1	Gauch, Patricia Lee	Noah A prose poem that places the biblcal tale of Noah's flood in an African setting.	1994
J222.1	Geisert, Arthur	The Ark Geisert's etchings dramatize life on the ark at the time of the Flood.	1988
J222.1	Gergely, Tibor	The Noah's Ark Book A retelling in simple text and illustrations of how Noah saved all the different kinds of animals from the great flood.	1966
J222.1	Graham, Lorenz B.	God Wash the World and Start Again The crisis of the flood and how Noah survived it as told by Liberians who have recently learned English.	1946
J222.1	Haubensak-Tellenback, Margrit	The Story of Noah's Ark	1977
J222.1	Hogrogian, Nonny	Noah's Ark Retells the Old Testament story of how Noah built an ark and saved one pair of every species of animal on the earth when God sent the great flood.	1986
J222.1	Jeffs, Stephanie	The Flood, the Ark, and the Rainbow Retells the traditional story with full-color illustrations.	1998
J222.1	Jones, Harold	Noah and the Ark	1961
J222.1	Lewis, J. Patrick	The Boat of Many Rooms: The Story of Noah in Verse Retells in verse the story of Noah's ark which saves two of every kind of animal while a flood purges the earth.	1997
J222.1	Mee, Charles L.	Noah Retells the story of how Noah and his family built the ark and saved the animals from the Great Flood.	1978
J222.1	Palazzo, Tony	Noah's Ark	1955
J222.1 PINKN	Pingry, Patricia A.	The Story of Noah A simple retelling of the Biblical story from Genesis in which Noah builds an ark which saves him and his family from the flood waters that cover the Earth.	2007
J222.1 PINKN	Pinkney, Jerry	Noah's Ark Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.	2002
J222.1	Reid, Barbara	Two by Two A retelling in verse of the Old Testament story about the survival of Noah, his family, and animals during forty days and nights of rain.	1992
J222.1	Spier, Peter	Noah's Ark The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Peter Spier uses his own translation of a seventeenth-century Dutch poem about this most famous menagerie.	1977
J222.1	Wiesner, William	Noah's Ark	1966
J222.1	Wynants, Miche	Noah's Ark	1965
J222.11 BRETT	Brett, Jan	On Noah's Ark In this board-book edition of her "New York Times"-bestselling picture book, Brett imagines the story of Noah through the eyes of his granddaughter. Full color.	2003
J222.11 BROWN	Brown, Janet Allison	Noah's Ark A simple retelling of the Bible story in which Noah obeys God and builds an ark to save him and his family from the flood waters that cover the earth.	2003
J222.11	Carlson, Melody	The Ark That Noah Built Take a wild ride on Noah's Ark! And see what happens when a boatload of animals are cooped up for too long.	1997
J222.11	Figley, Marty Rhodes	Noah's Wife A retelling of the Biblical flood story focusing on Noah's wife and how preparations for the flood disrupted her life, but how she accepted these disruptions in trust and faith.	1998
J222.11 GREEN	Greene, Rhonda Gowler	Noah & the Mighty Ark The tiny gnat and the BIG, BLACK BEAR ride along with Noah and the animals on the mighty ark.	2007
J222.11	Hayward, Linda	Noah's Ark Illus. in full color. The story of the most famous menagerie ever is presented in a retelling created especially for the very youngest beginning reader.	1987
J222.11	Hopkins, Mary Rice	Noah Retells the Biblical story of Noah, who followed God's instructions to build an ark which saved his family and two of every kind of animal from the great flood.	1998
J222.11 JANIS	Janisch, Heinz	Noah's Ark Retells the story of the great flood with which God destroyed all the world, except Noah, his family, and the animals he carried on the Ark.	1997
J222.11	Kuskin, Karla	The Animals and the Ark Noah fears a mutiny of biblical proportions in this story of what "really" happened on the ark. Full color. plus gatefold.	2002
J222.11	Larcombe, Jennifer Rees	The Best Boat Ever Built Everybody is doing bad things except for Noah and his family, so when God commands Noah to build an ark he obeys, even when everyone laughs at him.	2000
J222.11	Mackall, Dandi Daley	No, No, Noah! A young monkey is afraid to leave familiar surrounds to join the other animals on Noah's ark until he decides to trust God.	2001
J222.11 MAIER	Maier, Paul L.	The Real Story of the Flood "...explains the Great Flood in a unique way. No myth or romanticized version, here is the true story of mankind's second chance and our loving God's promise to preserve us for all time."--Jacket.	2008
J222.11	McCardell, K. W.	BibleRhymes' Noah and the Ark "This retelling of a Bible story allows children to step into Noah's shoes and understand the sacrifices he made and the challenges that he and his family faced as they attempted to carry out the Lord's will"--Back cover.	2007
J222.11	McCarthy, Michael	The Story of Noah and the Ark Rhyming text and color illustrations bring the story of Noah to life.	2001
J222.11	Neitzel, Shirley	This Is the Ark That Noah Built "This is the ark that Noah built presents a traditional faith story in a fun, effective way"--Cover back.	2004
J222.11 NOAH	Roos, Maryn	Noah Builds an Ark Told in pleasing rhyme, as animals come to the ark, "just as God told them to. They came by the hundreds, two by two. Two by two."	2005
J222.11 REINH	Reinhart, Matthew	The Ark: A Pop-Up Matthew Reinhart has created a stunning pop-up version of the classic Bible storyThe Ark.This faithful retelling is accompanied by glorious artwork and intricate paper engineering -- sure to captivate readers of all ages.	2005
J222.11 ROBER	Robertson, Jenny	Safe in the Ark	1979
J222.11 ROCK	Rock, Lois	The First Rainbow The story of Noah and the great flood, retold with simplicity from the Bible.	2009
J222.11	Simon, Mary Manz	Noah Builds a Boat When God tells Noah that a great flood is coming, Noah obeys the Lord's command to build an ark and collect two of every living creature.	2008
J222.11 STORY	Spirin, Gennadiy	The Story of Noah and the Ark: According to the Book of Genesis: From the King James Bible Illustrations accompany the Biblical text telling how Noah obeyed God's command to build an ark in order to survive the great flood.	2004
J222.11 STORY		The Story of Noah: Pop-up Storybook	1999
J222.11 TEBBS	Tebbs, Victoria	Noah's Ark Story	2006
J222.11 WHO	Brown, Rick	Who Built the Ark? The age-old story, now made even more appealing to kids thanks to a fresh, imaginative design.	2004
J222.11	Wilson, Anne	Noah's Ark Presents the Old Testament story in which Noah buils a huge ark that keeps his family and two of every kind of animal safe during a great flood.	2002
J222.11	Winch, John	Two by Two Narrated from the point of view of the animals, this timeless story of Noah and the great flood--beautifully rendered in exquisite paintings--subtly encourages contemporary readers to be attentive to the natural world's beauty and its needs. Full color.	2004
J222.11	Wiskur, Darrell	The Really Big Barn on Noah's Farm "What happened to Noah's Ark when the flood was over?"	2001
J222.11 WORME	Wormell, Christopher	The Animals Came Two by Two: The Story of Noah's Ark	2008
JE	Harker, Lesley	Annie's Ark The timeless story of Noah's Ark is retold for young readers from the perspective of Annie, Noah's spunky granddaughter, in this charming new twist on the classic. Full-color illustrations.	2002
JE	Hooper, Patricia	A Stormy Ride on Noah's Ark Wondering how they can get to sleep aboard Noah's Ark, the different animals learn that they must trust each other.	2001
JE	Lenski, Lois	Mr. And Mrs. Noah Retells the Old Testament story of Noah, who built an ark which held his family and the animals during the forty days of the flood.	2002
JE MONRO	Monroe, Colleen	A is for Ark: Noah's Journey Includes engaging, vivid illustrations coupled with humorous rhyming to captivate children as they discover animals and letters while learning the Biblical story of Noah.	2004
JER NOAH		Noah and God's Great Promise Retells, in illustrations and simple text, the biblical story of Noah, from the time God told him to build an ark through God's promise never to send a flood again.	2010
J BOARDBK	Reasoner, Charles	Inside Noah's Ark A retelling in rhyme of the Bible story of Noah's ark.	2002
J BOARDBK NOAH		Noah and the Ark: A Story about Being Thankful Includes interactive DVD.	2005
J BOARDBK WADE	Wade, Connie	Noah's Ark "Mr. Noah, built an ark. Built it out of gopher bark." The story of Noah's ark is told to the tune of "This Old Man."	2006
DVD J222.11 NOAH	McGillis, Kelly	Noah & the Ark The classic story of Noah, who is told by God to build an ark and save two of every animal from a world-destroying flood.	2005

VARIANTS AND RETELLINGS

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J	L'Engle, Madeleine	Many Waters The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood.	1986
J MCCAU	McCaughrean, Geraldine	Not the End of the World: A Novel Noah's daughter, daughters-in-law, sons, wife, and the animals describe what it was like to be aboard the ark while they watched everyone around them drown.	2005
J	Wildsmith, Brian	Professor Noah's Spaceship As the forest begins to change, the animals and birds, no longer happy there, fly away in Professor Noah's amazing spaceship. Where do they go and what do they find there?	1980
J222.1	Gerstein, Mordicai	Noah and the Great Flood 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.	1999
J222.1	Goodhart, Pippa	Noah Makes a Boat Noah and his grandson, Little Noah, build a great boat, collect the animals, and survive the great Flood.	1997
J222.1	Jonas, Ann	Aardvarks, Disembark After the flood, Noah calls out of the ark a variety of little- known animals, many of which are now endagered.	1990
J222.1	Lundy, Charlotte	Thank You, Noah Inspired by the Biblical story of Noah and the ark, Elaine learns that her love for horses means more to her than coming in first in a horse show.	2000
J222.1	Pierce, David and Chonda	Tales from the Ark The story of Noah's Ark told from the animals' perspective.	2000
J222.1	Rouss, Sylvia	The Littlest Pair As the animals line up, two-by-two, ready to enter the Ark, termites, the littlest pair appear. The other animals protest , but the termites save the day with some excellent munching and crunching, to become the biggest littlest heroes on the Ark.	2001
J222.1	Sting	Rock Steady A verse retelling of the story of Noah's Ark set in modern times.	1998
J222.1 SUTER	Suter, Janine	Noah's Floating Animal Park This book reveals biblical truth to children on Noah and the Flood, the full-color visuals and brilliant rhymes bring the account alive!	2009
J222.1	Webb, Clifford	The Story of Noah	1949
J222.11 DANDI	Dandi	The Story of Noah	1995
J222.11	Monte, Richard	The Flood Tales Cohen's illustrations resemble those found in many picture books about Noah and the ark. The animals, the huge ship, and the beleaguered humans all appear in the pages. However, the narrative as recorded in Noah's logbook contains a dark version of the tale.	2000
J222.11	Morris, John	Noah's Ark and the Ararat Adventure The search for Noah's Ark is one of the greatest de-tective stories of modern times. Discover what the world was like before the Flood. What was it like when men and dinosaurs lived side by side? Just how did Noah get all those animals into the Ark?	1994
J222.11	Morris, John	Noah's Ark Noah's Flood: Lots of Water Lots of Mud The third book in the "DJ and Tracker John" series, this colorful retelling of the Noah's Ark myth relies upon the author's knowledge of geology to give readers a peek into the deluge that altered history and changed the face of the Earth.	1998
J222.11 RISE		Rise and Shine! Rise and shineand give Godyour glory!	2007
J222.11	Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg	Noah's Wife: The Story of Naamah Noah's wife Naamah is called upon by God to gather the seeds of every type of plant on Earth and bring them safely onto the ark before the great flood.	2002
J222.11 STEWI	Stewig, John Warren	The Animals Watched, an Alphabet Book As storm clouds gather in the sky above, the animals of Noah's ark offer their own version of the story from the Bible.	2007
J222.11 TAYLO	Taylor, Damon J.	The Ark and the Park : the story of Noah During school recess, Coleman and his backpack full of sock buddies are minding their own business until Francis, the school bully, shows up and starts teasing Coleman for praying before eating lunch. Coleman denies praying but his sock buddies are quick to remind him of the story of Noah and how he withstood the taunts of his neighbors as he worked for years building a boat far from the ocean.	2002
J268.432 LANE	Lane, Leena	Step by Step Noah's Ark Enjoy creating a model of Noah's ark complete with accompanying animals with this book. Each spread tells part of the story of Noah in rhyming couplets. This is accompanied by a list of things needed and very simple, step-by-step instructions to make each of the elements in the story.	2004
J398.2	Philip, Neil	Noah and the Devil: A Legend of Noah's Ark from Romania A retelling of the story of Noah's ark, embellished with elements from Romanian folklore, including how the devil sneaked aboard, the reason Noah threw a cat overboard, and the role of a snake in saving the ark.	2001
J590	Hooper, Meredith	Animals in the Ark	2000
J759.9492	Poortvliet, Ren	Noah's Ark The author, a popular Dutch artist, presents paintings of Noah's ark and its animals, both on the ark and in their natural settings	1986
JE ADAMS	Adams, Michelle Medlock	Conversations on the Ark The animals aboard Noah's ark discuss their situation, what is in store for them, and their need to trust God.	2002
JE	Allen, Jonathan	Two by Two by Two The animals on Noah's ark pass the time in a variety of useful and ridiculous ways.	1994
JE BENTL	Bently, Peter	A Lark in the Ark: A Loopy Lift-the-Flap Book "Have a lark in the ark with Noah and the animals as they play hide and seek...A very silly book that will have children roaring with laughter every time they read it!" --Cover.	2008
JE BLACK	Black, Cuyler	Get me to the ark on time A flamingo, continually interrupted by an anteater, tells a story of two giraffes on Noah's ark who attempt to rescue a pair of turtles in danger of being trapped outside as the waters rise.	2010
JE	Coplestone, Lis	Noah's Bed On Noah's Ark, Little Eber is too frightened by the storm outside to go to sleep, so he climbs into Grandpa Noah and Grandma Nora's cozy bed. Or so he thinks. Visually humorous artwork and imaginative text feature lots of surprises. Full color.	2004
JE CULLE	Cullen, Lynn	Little Scraggly Hair: A Dog on Noah's Ark At a time when men and dogs are not friendly, Scraggly Hair helps Noah build an ark and round up the pairs of animals it will carry, but conditions on the boat turn his warm, dry nose to a cold, wet one.	2003
JE EITZE	Eitzen, Ruth	Tara's Flight Aram, a grandson of Noah, is responsible for taking care of the birds on the ark, including his pet dove Tara, who becomes the first creature to leave after the flood.	2008
JE	Geisert, Arthur	After the Flood After surviving the Flood, Noah and his family settle in a sheltered valley with the animals they have saved and begin the glorious experience of repopulating the Earth.	1994
JE GOLDE	Golden, William Lee	Noah, Didn't It Rain "Presented and narrated by the legendary William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys, Noah, Didn't It Rain is one of the most unique versions you will ever read of this beloved biblical classic!"--Cover back.	2008
JE	Haley, Gail	Noah's Ark After a dream about a zoo with nothing but empty cages marked "Extinct," Noah builds an ark to save the animals from the deadly pollution of the world.	1971
JE HERMS	Hermsen, Ronald	The Story of Giraffe After learning that he cannot board Noah's ark until he finds a girl giraffe to go with him, Giraffe asks other creatures for help but, while they teach him valuable lessons, none can help with the main problem.	2007
JE	Hooper, Meredith	A Stormy Ride on Noah's Ark Wondering how they can get to sleep aboard Noah's Ark, the different animals learn that they must trust each other.	2001
JE JULES	Jules, Jacqueline	Noah and the Ziz The Ziz, a huge and clumsy but well-meaning bird, tries to help Noah gather all the animals together before the flood, but his strength, size, and enthusiasm create some problems.	2005
JE KINSE	Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie	Nora's Ark During the Vermont flood of 1927, a girl and her grandparents share their new hilltop house with neighbors and animals.	2005
JE KRENS	Krensky, Stephen	Noah's Bark Noah is distracted by animals making whatever sound comes into their heads while he is trying to build, then pilot, the ark, and so he devises a way for each animal to choose only one sound.	2010
JE LLOYD	Lloyd-Jones, Sally	Old MacNoah Had an Ark After building his ark and loading it with animals, Old MacNoah must deal with mealtimes and their aftermath on the high seas.	2008
JE LUNGE	Lunge-Larsen, Lise	Noah's Mittens: The Story of Felt During the long, arduous voyage of the ark, Noah discovers that the sheep's wool has become matted into a strange material, for which he finds a practical use once the ark has come to rest atop a mountain.	2006
JE	McCaughrean, Geraldine	Unicorns! Unicorns! As the rains come and the flood waters rise, Noah and the animals on the ark repeatedly call to the unicorns to hurry aboard.	1997
JE	Mitter, Matt	Noah's Wild Adventure	2007
JE MITTO	Mitton, Tony	All Afloat on Noah's Boat! When the animals on board Noah's ark begin to get bored and restless, he stages a talent show featuring the various creatures.	2007
JE MOORE	Moore, Karen	How Noah Knew What to Do "…even though Noah wasn't a veterinarian or even a shipbuilder, he listened to God and trusted him…"	2000
JE MOORE	Moore, Karen	How Noah Knew What to Do Rhyming text recounts the Old Testament story of how Noah saved his family, along with two of every living creature, when God destroyed the world with a great flood.	2000
JE PASQU	Pasquali, Elena	Mrs. Noah's Vegetable Ark	2010
JE	Rounds, Glen	Washday on Noah's Ark When the forty-first day on the ark dawns bright and clear, Mrs. Noah decides to do the wash, and having no rope long enough, devises an ingenious clothesline.	1985
JE	Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg	A Prayer for the Earth: The Story of Naamah, Noah's Wife Noah's wife Naamah is called upon by God to gather the seeds of every type of plant on Earth and bring them safely onto the ark before the great flood.	1996
JE SHAPI	Shapiro, Zachary	We're All in the Same Boat After being on the ark for months and months, the ants get antsy, the bees bored, and the llamas livid, and Noah must find a way to make everyone get along.	2009
JE SHAPI	Shapiro, Zachary	We're All in the Same Boat After being on the ark for months and months, the ants get antsy, the bees bored, and the llamas livid, and Noah must find a way to make everyone get along.	2009
JE	Werner, Jane	Mr. Noah and His Family	1948
J BOARDBK RISE		Rise and Shine! A family of bears go about their day while singing the classic Bible song "Rise and Shine".	2010

WEB SITES

Bible Crafts and Activities -- Noah's Ark
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/bible_themes_noah.html

Genesis Chapter 6: The Story of Noah's Ark
http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/chapter6-index.htm

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