Noah's Ark

by Linda Hayward

A simple retelling of the Old Testament story of Noah, who followed God's orders to build a great ark in preparation for the coming flood.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, 1st Grade, Old Testament

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Linda was born in California’s Central Valley, but raised and schooled in south Alabama, during the turbulent 1960’s. Married to her high school sweetheart, she and Tom have two grandchildren, Georgia and Joshua, who give her plenty of ideas for writing children’s stories.

Her first book in the series, “Marshall Visit’s the Hospital,” Marshall leads children around a sometimes scary world, showing them there’s nothing to be afraid of in instances of doctor visits or the possibilities of staying in a hospital. In subsequent books, Marshall will show there are responsibilities to be met as a contributor to the family: caring for pets, helping others, volunteering one’s time, and even accepting a new baby into the household. It is hoped that Marshall will teach children about their world in a fun and entertaining way. The reality is, they may at sometime need to protect themselves against strangers and bullies. Marshall is here to help build their self-confidence and not make them afraid to stand up for themselves.

Marshall, will also teach the importance of staying healthy and seeing the fun in fitness.

It is Linda’s hope that children from the ages three to eight can relate and benefit from Marshall and his friend’s experiences.

Her first in a series, MARSHALL VISITS the HOSPITAL, was published and released in October 2008. Linda has worked in childcare development and has been a teacher’s assistant to first graders. She has written several short stories, for Ben Romero’s book, CHICKEN FLUFF AND OTHER STUFF, and for author, Janice Stevens’ anthology, STORIES OF SERVICE. She is currently working on a history project for the Clovis Unified School District, to be published and released in 2009.

Reviews

[Danette · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to edit out the part about Noah’s grandchildren entering the Ark. Because it’s an early reader, it’s a pretty simple rendition of the story.

9/3/23 Read with my preschool class

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for beginner readers. This story follows along with our Bible lesson and the younger readers really like reading a book that they know a lot about. I would recommend this book to others. This is also an AR book for anyone who might want to know.

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a nice easy reader of Noah's ark and I like the beautiful water color like pictures. The main issue I have with this book though is that the text says that Noah's grandchildren went onto the ark as well. This isn't biblically accurate and so I wouldn't choose to read it this version of the Noah account to children.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Noah's ark in very simple language. Written for the earliest readers to read themselves.

[Kymberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little easy to read preschool-first grader book.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a level 2 reader, having words be repeated throughout the story. So a mid level 2 reader could manage this one on their own. Very nicely written story about Noah and him building the ark and gathering the animals. 40 days of the rain, and the ark landing...

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