Noah's Ark: A Hidden Pictures Storybook

by Teresa Bateman, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)

Overview

Share a classic Bible story with this one-of-a-kind Hidden Pictures storybook. Winner of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award and National Parenting Seal of Approval, this unique 32-page storybook makes a perfect gift for religious holidays or milestones like a baptism, First Communion or confirmation. It's sure to be a treasured gift for years to come.

A perfect read-aloud story to share with the entire family, this book tells the story of Noah's quest to build an ark to save Earth's animals from a great flood. This hardcover picture book follows Noah's journey through simple language and vibrant Hidden Pictures scenes. Find more than 120 hidden objects throughout the beautifully illustrated pages.

Children ages 4-8 will enjoy this special retelling of the beloved story with engaging, fun puzzles to solve along the way! Crafted by childhood experts, this storybook will foster a love of reading while helping improve children’s concentration, attention to detail and more important school skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644721186
Publisher:	Highlights
Publication date:	02/09/2021
Series:	Highlights Hidden Pictures Storybooks
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	157,945
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Teresa Bateman is the author of multiple picture books, including Fiona's Luck and A Plump and Perky Turkey. She has also published stories in Highlights and Cricket magazines. She lives in Washington State.

Laura Huliska-Beith is the illustrator of multiple picture books, including The Goodnight Train and The Recess Queen. She lives in Kansas City, MO, with her husband and two small dogs.

Editorial Reviews

A ‘Hidden Pictures’ game enhances this tale of Noah’s Ark. Even those unfamiliar with Highlights magazine or its find-the-hidden-objects pages will immediately glean the idea from the cover, which uses smooth, shiny embossing to highlight items hidden in plain sight. . .Surrounding each page’s text, which relates the biblical story in easy yet satisfying language, are the pictures of the items readers need to find. (With) a pleasing rhyming verse. . .God’s repeated refrain to Noah is sure to strike a chord with little listeners who similarly feel out of their depths: ‘Just do your best, and I’ll do the rest.’ Children are sure to pore over the pages.” -Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2020-11-27
A “Hidden Pictures” game enhances this tale of Noah’s Ark.

Even those unfamiliar with Highlights magazine or its find-the-hidden-objects pages will immediately glean the idea from the cover, which uses smooth, shiny embossing to highlight items hidden in plain sight—a ruler amid the planks of the ark, a teacup/elephant ear, a puff of wind in the shape of a ladle. Surrounding each page’s text, which relates the biblical story in easy yet satisfying language, are the pictures of the items readers need to find. Their job is made easier by the facts that the items are rendered in the color they appear in the illustration and that the illustrations feature simpler details and a much larger scale than those found in the magazine’s busy, black-and-white scenes. When the animals board the ark and then disembark, Bateman reverts to a pleasing rhyming verse (the same both times) that lists the animals’ actions: “The giraffes towered. / The elephants swayed. / The monkeys chittered. / The donkeys brayed.” And God’s repeated refrain to Noah is sure to strike a chord with little listeners who similarly feel out of their depths: “Just do your best, and I’ll do the rest.” An answer key in the backmatter not only both lists the items and highlights where they are hiding in the thumbnails, but also provides three tips for searching for that elusive final item.

Children are sure to pore over the pages…and put those three tips to good use. (Picture book/religion. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews