The Other Ark

by Lynley Dodd

A fabulously fun new twist on Noah's Ark by master storyteller, Lynley Dodd! The rain is fast approaching and Noah wants to set sail. There are still lots of animals queueing to get on to the Ark but it's absolutely jam packed. Noah has to ask his friend, Sam Jam Balu to take the other Ark and all the rest of the animals. So he valiantly starts gathering hip-hopping hippos, mad kangaroosters and flying flapdoodles - not to mention the dithering dingbats and sabre-tooth mice! But no sooner has San Jam Balu finished his task than the Other Ark is well and truly grounded!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Paperback

First published April 7, 2005

About the author

Dame Lynley Dodd is an internationally celebrated writer for children whose titles are highly regarded and much loved by her readers in New Zealand and around the world. Her stories are known for their lively sound qualities, curious animal characters, and the memorable illustrations that accompany the text. Lynley has received numerous awards, both for her writing and illustration, and in 2002 she was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to children’s literature.

Lynley was a founding member of Bookrapt in 1983.

Reviews

[Suresh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great creativity in names and drawings for the animals. I felt incredibly sad for the animals that didn't make it in the second ark.

[Sarah Newman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hated this, but SH liked it, so a compromise score :)

[Cruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author/Illustrator: Lynley Dodd
First Published: 2004




Ridiculous animals in the other ark - the animals Noah didn't have space for. Nice twist at the end. Lots of imagination and rhyme combined with animal recognition, bright colours and simple puns.

Age:
Read aloud - 4+
Read yourself - 7+

References:
Lynley Dodd on w'pedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynley_Dodd

(ISBN 9780141500188)

-CR-

[Jae · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a shame. not as fantastic as hairy maclairy's or slinky malinky's but still a good read. my 5 yr old love the made up creatures and their names which would have been the author's intent I'm sure. So the book was a hit for my child

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had a lot of potentional for cool animals but other than the elephantsnails, I thought it was pretty mediocre.

[Julie]

Saw an exhibit of Linley Dodd's illustrations and I particularly liked the ones in this book.