Noah's Ark

by Linda Falken (Adapter), Metropolitan Museum of Art

Children and adults will love this beautiful retelling of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood that destroyed the earth. The story is illustrated with paintings and drawings in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured artists include Gustave Courbet, Marc Chagall, John Henry Dearle, Lodewijk Tieling, Aurelio Luini, Giulio Bonasone, Jacob Bouttats, and Joseph Anton Koch. The book concludes with a note about each artwork.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Christian, Religion, Art

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Mymcbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Review: Noah’s Ark features full-color reproductions of paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s own collection. The story is retold with selections of drawings and paintings by famous artists such a Marc Chagall, Gustave Courbet and others.

In Genesis 6-9, God saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth and that men’s human heart was only evil. But God saw that Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people and he walked faithfully with God.

So God told Noah that He was going to destroy both men and the earth. To save Noah and his family, God instructed Noah to build an ark of cypress wood and to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female.

We all know the full story. But these artists have captured the bravery, drama and humanity of the flood and Noah’s faith in God by featuring them in their paintings and drawings. The paintings and drawing in this book brings to life the story of Noah’s Ark.





FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from Abramsbooks in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fourteen sumptuous illustrations created over the centuries tell the story of Noah's Ark in this handsome book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From God's decision to punish the people of the earth because of their wicked deeds to the great flood waters that covered the land to the rainbow that fills the sky once things return to normal, the paintings are worth savoring for their detail and for the artists' different rendition of the flood and its associated events. There is a painting from Jacob Bouttats from the seventeenth century as well as one--"The Building of the Ark," from the early fifteenth century. No matter the age of the reader, this one is sure to impress.

[Yuiko · Rating 4 out of 5]

A retelling of the classic bible story of Noah's art


Had a simple story kids could understand


Had amazing works of art

I liked it a lot :)

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The thing that I didn't like was on the inside cover sleeve which stated that it was a "timeless tale". By stating that, it implies that it's not a true piece of history but if one believes in God then this story is a piece of earth's history. The definition of a tale makes this story a fictitious or true narrative, especially one that is "imaginatively" recounted. Then in the "Introduction" it called the story a parable and a myth. Then the book questions the validity stating, that with science and technology...why it (meaning the Noah and the ark story) "continues to endure."
Otherwise, I liked the "Old English" font which reminded me of the monks who copied the books of the Bible off of scrolls in calligraphy, forming letter by letter. As far as a children's story book, it's good for children to hear how people use to write back in 1611 and to see imaginative art work from centuries ago.

[Beacon House Academy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful art work

[Nicki · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was written in Olde English. Kids don't understand the use of 'lo'. And a lot of the pictures showed Noah and his family in renaissance attire, or had children or post-flood buildings, all of which are completely inaccurate. There many other picture books about Noah that are much, much better.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 5 out of 5]

TBR

[Andrea Engle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tasteful art book ... a visual delight telling one of childhood's favorite Bible stories ...

[Selena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful retelling of Noah's ark using artwork from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely pictures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art illustrate a retelling of the story of Noah and the Flood. This book is beautiful and I would definitely recommend it for ages 5+.

[Jessica Serrano]

We all know the old story of Noah's Ark, what makes is book stand out is that the illustrations are actual pieces of artwork from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The story remained the same, but having some historical imagery to accompany the text gives it a whole new life.