Prayers from the Ark and The Creatures' Choir
by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold
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Twenty-seven poems by Noah's animals as written by the French poet Carmen Bernos de Gasztold and translated by Rumer Godden.Tags
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This is one of my favorite books of all time. I re-read it often and love the illustrations and quotes in French. The prayers are told from the perspective of the animals, and they are enchanting.
Prayers from Noah and animals on Noah's Ark.
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- Prayers from the Ark and The Creatures' Choir
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- Poetry, Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 841.914 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French poetry 1900- 1900-1999, 20th century 1945-1999
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- PQ2613 .A655 .P73 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 1900-1960
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