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The Vegetable Ark: A Tale of Two Brothers
A clever, humorous picture book about a pair of brothers with two totally different approaches to a crisis
We all know the story of Noah's Ark. But do we? In this gleeful twist on the original tale, Noah has a brother, Neil—and Noah and Neil are very different. Noah is wealthy and a bit of a show-off, while Neil hums songs about peace. Noah brokers deals with a tense frown, while Neil wears his hair long and chats dreamily to potted plants. When it rains for 40 days and 40 nights, the race to find land is on. Sue deGennaro's inventive and charming artwork perfectly complements Kim Kane's delightfully clever story of deep dark ark rivalry.
We all know the story of Noah's Ark. But do we? In this gleeful twist on the original tale, Noah has a brother, Neil—and Noah and Neil are very different. Noah is wealthy and a bit of a show-off, while Neil hums songs about peace. Noah brokers deals with a tense frown, while Neil wears his hair long and chats dreamily to potted plants. When it rains for 40 days and 40 nights, the race to find land is on. Sue deGennaro's inventive and charming artwork perfectly complements Kim Kane's delightfully clever story of deep dark ark rivalry.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
13 people want to read
About the author
Kim Kane
32 books13 followersKim Kane was born in London in a bed bequeathed by Wordsworth to . . . ‘a writer, a painter or a poet.’ Despite this auspicious beginning, she went on to practise law.
Kim's picture book Family Forest was shortlisted for the 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards. The Vegetable Ark was a 2011 CBCA Notable Book in two categories. Kim's first novel, Pip: the story of Olive, won the 2008 Barbara Ramsden Award and was shortlisted for the 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards and the Speech Pathology Australian awards.
Kim lives with her family in Melbourne. She writes whenever and wherever she can.
Kim's picture book Family Forest was shortlisted for the 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards. The Vegetable Ark was a 2011 CBCA Notable Book in two categories. Kim's first novel, Pip: the story of Olive, won the 2008 Barbara Ramsden Award and was shortlisted for the 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards and the Speech Pathology Australian awards.
Kim lives with her family in Melbourne. She writes whenever and wherever she can.
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November 23, 2018
A quirky tale about the importance of vegetables, captured with creative artwork.
October 9, 2010
Noah needs help building an ark to save the animals so he can have a monopoly on the meat market after the flood. But his vegetarian, hippy brother is more interested in saving plants and seeds. This is a great picture book with lovely illustrations with many facets to explore and discuss. I am still trying to figure out if there is a connection between this book and Intruders in the Dust by William Faulkner.
June 11, 2012
I read this book for Reader's Cup. It was a really great picture book. The drawings are really nice and it has a great message behind it.
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