Jonah is a reluctant prophet. When God chooses him to warn the people of Nivevah that He will destroy their city unless they change their wicked ways, Jonah tries to run away. But he can't escape from God, even underwater, in the belly of a great fish--or in a second, even greater fish! Full color.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3. A delightful version of Jonah's journey to Ninevah combines some charming legends from Jewish tradition with the basic Bible story. The text is simple and straightforward for early readers, and makes a lively and colorful read-aloud. Jonah is first swallowed by a fish in which he lives in luxury for three days, before being swallowed again by a larger, less comfortable, variety, from which he is glad to be expelled on the shore near Ninevah. What sets the book apart from the many fine versions of the Jonah story are the enthralling oil paintings that sparkle with humor, imagination, and absorbing details. Done in a richly hued folk-art style that is sophisticated in its depiction of character and its balance and rhythm, the pictures are brimming with life and warmth. When God speaks to Jonah, his amorphous, bearded head, with a moon, star, sun, or bird to mark his eye, looms in the sky above, or his powerful, directing hand is outlined in the clouds. In a varied format, some illustrations are framed neatly, and some flow freely across double-page spreads. The typeface is clear and well spaced. Even if Peter Spier's The Book of Jonah (Doubleday, 1985; o.p.), Geoffrey Patterson's Jonah and the Whale (Lothrop, 1992), Beverly Brodsky's Jonah (Lippincott, 1977; o.p.), and Warwick Hutton's Jonah and the Great Fish (MacMillan, 1984; o.p.) are already in your collections, make room for Gerstein's Jonah as well.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Jonah and the Two Great Fish,
By Laura Tinter (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jonah and the Two Great Fish (Library Binding)
This book is a fantastic version of the beloved biblical tale of Jonah and the whale. It is humorous and a delight to read to children. They will become engaged in the story by becoming involved in the wonderfully detailed illustrations. They will delight in seeing the evil people of Nineveh kicking dogs and stomping on flowers! Gerstein has beautifully included the image of God subtly in each picture as He watches over Jonah's progress. In this story there are two fish, the first of which has been waiting since the beginning of time to swallow Jonah up. When he gets in side Jonah is surprized to find that the fish is spacious, well-furnished and that his needs are provied for. God realizes He will never get Jonah to do His bidding in such a comfortable fish, so he sends another, bigger fish to swallow him up. This fish is a mother fish filled with 36,000 baby fish. Just imagine the look you'll get when you ask your child if he or she would like 36,000 brothers or sisters living in their house with them! It is a wonderful story, beautifully illustrated and should be in anyone's collection of Bible stories. I've purchased it for myself, my synagogue's children's library, my daughter's school's library, and a for a friend!
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