Why Noah Chose the Dove - by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now back in print! The age-old story of Noah's Ark relayed by Singer, the 1978 Nobel Prize winner for literature, combined with Carle's iconic art makes this an instant classic. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Noah was a righteous man, says Isaac Bashevis Singer, so he and his family were to be saved from the flood. But rumor had it that only the best of all living creatures were to be taken aboard the Ark with Noah. In <i>Why Noah Chose the Dove</i>, a fresh and lively approach to the age-old account, Isaac Bashevis Singer sets down the dialogue of the animals as they vie with one another for a place on the Ark.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Singer's retelling from the Old Testament gives a new dimension to the story of the Flood. Children will enjoy hearing the different animals praise their own special qualities so that each will be assured a place on Noah's Ark. Of course, all are taken on board, but because the dove is the only one that did not boast, Noah makes the bird his messenger. Commenting that there are more doves in the world today than there are ferocious beasts, Singers says, 'The dove lives happily without fighting. It is the bird of peace.' Eric Carle's brightly colored collages make this an inviting addition to collections." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"Eric Carle, who has a special way with animals, contributes sumptuous pictures to a book which is not to be missed." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"This great storyteller has put a new and mildly moral twist on the story of Noah's Ark . . . and Eric Carle does not disappoint. His cut-out portraits of the animals are colorful and vigorous, and, combined with his paintings, varied and provocative. This is good stuff for hungry little eyes." --<i>The Boston Globe</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER</b> (1902-1991), winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature, has written many distinguished books for children, including <i>When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw</i>, <i>The Fearsome Inn</i>, and <i>Zlateh the Goat</i>--all of which were Newbery Honor Books; <i>A Day of Pleasure</i>, which won the 1970 National Book Award for Children's Literature; <i>Mazel and Schlimazel</i>; <i>The Wicked City</i>; and <i>The Fools of Chelm</i>. <p/><b>Eric Carle</b> (1929-2021) was one of America's leading children's book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for <i>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</i> That book that went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i>. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. <p/>Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association's Children's Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's <i>Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?</i>, Isaac Bashevis Singer's <i>Why Noah Chose the Dove</i>, and the Eric Carle and Friends' What's Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.</p>
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