In this imaginative retelling of Noah and the Ark, the unbearable con ditions on the Ark are vividly described by Noah’s daughter, Timna, who helps her brother, Japheth, rescue and hide the young boy, Kittim, and his baby sister. Timna, ready to sacrifice her life to save Kittim, is rescued by her mother, who helps Timna and Kittim escape by raft. In this thought provoking book, readers are asked to think whether the dictatorial actions of Noah and his zealot son, Shem, are justified as Noah’s wife expresses her views and animals and birds ruminate on their dark lives within the hold. 2006 USBBY-CBC Outstanding International Books List, 2004 Costa Children’s Book Award (formerly the Whitbred Award). hc

Originally published by Oxford University Press Great Britain, in 2004.