All Aboard the Ark

Which Animals will Make it onto Noah's Floating Zoo?

9780281086887

32 pages

SPCK Group

Hardback $13.99

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Overview

Cats and dogs and elephants
Slugs, leopards and lice
Giraffes and armadillos
Buffaloes, bedbugs and mice. . .

Fish will be able to fend for themselves
and besides, a wooden ark
is not the sort of place to keep
a whale or angry shark

Find out why Noah builds a floating zoo and saves the animals in this world-famous story, retold by one of world’s favourite poets.

This amusing take on an age-old tale will delight children aged 4-8, as will the charming illustrations on every page.

Grown-ups will also find this fun-filled and light-hearted version of Noah's adventure a refreshing change from the more traditional retellings currently on offer.

Author Bio

Roger McGough ============= Roger McGough CBE, FRSL is one of our most popular poets, having published over fifty books of poetry for both adults and children. He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of The Mersey Sound, which has sold over a million copies and is now published as a Penguin Classic. The winner of two BAFTAs for his film work, and a Royal Television Society award, McGough has also won a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors and is twice winner of both the Signal and CLPE Awards for the best book of poetry for children. He presents Poetry Please on Radio 4 and is President of the Poetry Society. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBE in 2005 for services to literature.