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Hooper, Patricia

A Stormy Ride on Noah's Ark

32 pp. | Putnam | October, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23188-9 $$15.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. How can the herbivores sleep, "if [we] must share / A ship with panther, tiger, bear!" Hooper's rhythmic verse is in turns suspenseful and humorous, and the animated watercolors show not-too-scary meat eaters hungrily eyeing their more defenseless shipmates. But when the storm outside the ark begins to rage, both "wild and tame" animals cower with fear. This is a lighthearted yet respectful companion to traditional retellings.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2001