Ocean State Libraries

Biblical text and illustrations depict how Noah and his family were singled out by God to be saved from the great flood, along with two animals of each kind.

After being sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers, Joseph becomes an important man and is able to come to his family's rescue during a famine.

Describes how Noah built his ark and saved specimens of all the animals from the great flood.

Describes how Noah obeyed God at the time of the great flood and preserved two of each kind of animal in the world.

Retells the story of the great flood with which God destroyed all the world, except Noah, his family, and the animals he carried on the Ark.

This biblical story tells of the elderly Sarah who laughs in delight when she overhears three strangers tell her husband Abraham that he will soon become a father. When a son is born to her the following year she names him Isaac, which means laughter, and the world rejoices with her.

Retells the story of how Noah and the animals survived the flood.

"'Let there be light!' that's what God said. And light began shining and then started to spread." Wild and creative illustrations from top children's illustrator David Catrow pair with Matthew Paul Turner's lyrical verse in this message of a God-made light that cuts through darkness to bring vision and hope to all young readers." --

Retells the Bible story in which Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, finds favor with the Pharaoh of Egypt, and is reunited with his family.