These beautifully illustrated storybooks introduce young children for the first time to classic stories from the world's major religions. They contain easy-to-read text written by a children's author who specializes in writing about religions. Four different stories in each book are chosen specifically for the age group. Stories cover key beliefs for each religion and many also link to festivals such as Divali and Christmas. Supporting notes for parents and teachers include commentaries on each story to explain its meaning and context, plus a brief introduction to the main beliefs of each religion.
This book features in the following series: Christianity Series, Stories From Faiths .
There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by QED Publishing .
Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography. Lucy Barnard is an illustrator and author living in Stockport. She writes and illustrates children's books and also illustrates greeting cards and prints.
This book contains the following story:
Noah and the Flood
God sends a flood to rid the earth of evil, but spares Noah, his family and the world's animals. He warns Noah to build an ark and seven days before the deluge instructs him to get them all into the ark for safety. After the flood waters subside the ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat. God then instructs Noah and his family, and all the animals to leave the ark and repopulate the world.