"Singer"s retelling from the Old Testament gives a new dimension to the story of the Flood. Children will enjoy hearing the different animals praise their own special qualities so that each will be assured a place on Noah"s Ark." (School Library Journal).About the author:Isaac Bashevis Singer, winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature, has written many distinguished books for children, including The Fearsome Inn and Zlateh the Goat -- both of which were Newbery Honor Books; and A Day of Pleasure, which won the 1970 National Book Award for Children"s Literature.