Bibliograph

Animals of the Bible, a picture book, by Dorothy P. Lathrop ; with text selected by Helen Dean Fish from the King James Bible

Type

Label

Animals of the Bible, a picture book, by Dorothy P. Lathrop ; with text selected by Helen Dean Fish from the King James Bible

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

920L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Interest age level : Ages 4-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Animals of the Bible

Responsibility statement

by Dorothy P. Lathrop ; with text selected by Helen Dean Fish from the King James Bible

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.6, 1.0, 123689.

Sub title

a picture book

Summary

Black-and-white drawings by the first Caldecott Medal winner in 1938 accompany selections from both Old and New Testaments

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Old Testament: -- Story of the creation of the animals -- Serpent and Eve -- Story of the animals saved in the Ark -- Dove who served Noah -- Abraham's Ram -- Isaac's camels at Rebekah's well -- Scapegoat -- Balaam's ass -- David saves his sheep from a lion and a bear -- Ravens who fed Elijah -- God talks to Job about the animals -- Behemoth -- Leviathan -- Thirsting hart -- Mighty eagle -- God's care of the animals -- Daniel's lions -- Story of Jonah and the great fish -- Some other Old Testament animals -- New Testament: -- Animals around the Christmas manger -- Flocks of the Christmas shepherds -- Prodigal Son's swine -- Foxes have holes -- Family dogs -- Netful of fishes -- Good Samaritan's own beast -- Sheep of the Good Shepherd -- Palm Sunday colt -- As a hen gathereth her chickens -- Peter's cock -- Peaceable kingdom

Target audience

juvenile

Classification