Title
Nora's Ark
Illustrator
Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishing
Pages
32 pages
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780688172442
Genre
historical
Topic
Family Relationships; Legal guardianship; grandparents raising grandchild; child living with grandparents
Annotation
This heartwarming story by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is based on a real-life event: the Vermont Flood of 1927. Watercolors by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully capture both the sweeping drama of the flood and the comfort of a cozy kitchen filled with friends, neighbors, and good cheer.
Grade Level
K-3
Family Formation
multi-generational
Main Character
girl
Diversity Impact
direct
LGBTQ+
none
Race/Ethnicities
White
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005; Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006; Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, 2007-2008, Nominee; Cochecho Readers' Award, 2006-2007, Nominee; Georgia Children's Book Award, 2007-2008, Nominee; Golden Sower Award, 2007-2008, Nominee; Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award, 2009, Nominee; Red Clover Award, 2006-2007, Nominee
Keywords
grandparents; floods; farm life; chickens; horses; animals
Item Type
Fiction
Format
picturebook
STARS Citation
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie, "Nora's Ark" (2005). DIVerse Families. 738.
http://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/738