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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780060760328 ISBN: 006076032X Label: HarperTeen Manufacturer: HarperTeen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: August 01, 2006 Publisher: HarperTeen Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: August 08, 2006 Studio: HarperTeen Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: What was it really like when the heavens opened and the world drowned? Everyone knows the story of the Flood: The man called on by God to build an ark. The animals that came on board two by two. The rain that fell for forty days and forty nights. But what about the rest of the story? What about Noah's wife and daughters-in-law? And what if there was a daughter as well? How would it feel to head into the unknown, with only each other and all those animals? What would it be like to turn away friends and neighbors struggling in the water? Could all of it really be part of God's Plan -- the hunger and pain and fear? Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean transforms the familiar story into a provocative new tale that is told through the voices of Noah's family, and even the animals. At the heart is a daughter who questions her father when no one else will. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - a different and witty view on Noah and the floodI had bought this book for my grand-daughter (13), but after reading it and giving it to her, I also recommended it to her mother and my friends. It is the story of Noah and his family during the Flood, told by his daughter. She asks the questions that we want to be able to ask; and, throughout the book, runs a thread of "mother knew best" that is delightfully impertinent to the men of the family. LRG Rating:  - Beyond flannelgraphI have often wondered how we can raise our children with a knowledge of the Bible without presenting its people as one-dimensional flannelgraph characters. I know I've struggled all my life to see God's people as just that, people. While some people are not willing to entertain fictional retellings of Bible stories, I can see from reading this book that it is an exercise that can enhance your faith rather than destroy it. No, you will not get a theologically sound version of the Bible ... Read More Rating: - Not the End of the WorldIf you're looking for a slavish retelling of the Bible story about Noah and the Flood, this book isn't for you. If you're hoping to read a book about pretty rainbows and obedient doves, this isn't for you. But if you want a story that will grip you from the beginning to the end with a realistic cast of human and animal characters, a plot that will keep you on the edge of your chair, and a setting that is both horrific and fascinating, then you must read this masterful book. Timna, Noah's daughter, ... Read More Rating: - A Different Perspective of Noah's ArkYearly floods have been getting worse, and Timna's father has built a great ship. Noah claims to be guided by God's Plan, and he has collected a great number of animals into the Ark, despite the derision of his neighbors. The time on the Ark is an ordeal for all those aboard. When the floodwaters arrive, people who used to taunt Noah are now dashed against the sides and left to drown. The sheer mass of animals creates feeding, behavior, and sanitary problems. Almost worse for Timna, before ... Read More Rating: - Student ReviewNot the End of the World written by Geraldine McCaughrean was an interesting book to read. It is a historical fiction about the events of Noah's Ark from the perspective of Noah's family. It takes place in the Middle East in the time of the Old Testament. The main character Timna who is about 10 years old, Noahs daughter,describes what life was like for her parents Noah and Ama, her brothers Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives Bashemath, Sarai, and Zillah Throughout the story the family encounters ... Read More 
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