Title: On Noah’s Ark
Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator/Photographer: Jan Brett
Publisher and Year: Scholastic Inc. 2003
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction
Analysis:
1) Summary:
A kid’s grandfather, Noah, built an ark for their family and a pair of each animal. He suspected that there was going to be a storm and flood the land, he was right. The animals crammed together for 40 days until the rain was over. Then they were released to find their new homes.
2) Theoretical Framework:
The sky is covered in dark clouds like it’s a bout to storm. There is big carriers of food. Also there are two pairs of each animal (e.g. bear, rabbit, sloth, tiger, elephant, deer, etc.). The animals are crammed in a tight space. There is a huge boat the animals are getting on. There are a bunch of color birds. The ark is in the middle of water while it rains. You can see the mountain peaks. The animals are sleeping and running into each other. They are all tangled up together. The kid helps untangle them and falls asleep on a lion. The kid notices that the rain is stopping and the sky is clearing up. There is big dove with a green leaf, with a clear sky in the background. The ark is on land, then the animals get off and scatter. Some stayed with the kid and his Noah. Then Noah starts to plant for food, while a rainbow appears over the sky that’s still clearing up. The boy is playing with a dove.
The kid is represented to helpful and very caring. The child seems to be so innocent. The animals are in tune to what is going on. The animals are in pairs to keep their species alive. The animals and the kid are innocent together. Noah is represented to be an old wise man with farmer skills.
The boy is actual helpful because he’s making sure the animals is comfortable as can be. The author made it sunny at the end to make it seem like things are getting better. Then the scatter of animals are giving them their freedom back.
The image has a boarder that gives an outside glimpse of the image. When the kid is on off the ark before he’s on the left side but when he’s on the ark he on the right side of the pages. I would think it would be switched around. There’s a lot of colorful birds when they are on the boat which these animals are the most free.
3) Illustrations:
Most of the images are of the animals. There are images of the kid taking care of the animals and making them comfortable. The images are full of color. There are illustrations on the side of the pages that consist of other animals.
