The Story of Creation

Awards:   Winner of Smarties Award (6-8 years) 1992 (UK) Winner of Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 1992 Winner of Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 1992.
Author:   Jane Ray ,  Jane Ray
Publisher:   O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780862784836


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 May 1996
Recommended Age:   From 0 to 5 years
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Story of Creation


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Awards

  • Winner of Smarties Award (6-8 years) 1992 (UK)
  • Winner of Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 1992
  • Winner of Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 1992.

Overview

Glowing with colour and filled with animals, fish, planets, oceans and forests, this timelessly beautiful book tells the story of the creation as if for the first time. Fantastic illustration creates a timeless new version of the Bible's first great tale.

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Author:   Jane Ray ,  Jane Ray
Publisher:   O'Brien Press Ltd
Imprint:   O'Brien Press Ltd
Weight:   0.177kg
ISBN:  

9780862784836


ISBN 10:   0862784832
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 May 1996
Recommended Age:   From 0 to 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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'Exquisite illustrations ... the language falls gently on the ear in harmony with the fine detail and panoramic views of Jane Ray's work' -- The Irish Times The Irish Times


An illustrator whose elegantly beautiful The Story of Christmas was a 1991 ALA Notable Book brings the same striking blend of folk motifs and Middle Eastern references to a handsome rendition of the King James version of the Creation. Only the first pages here are a little weak, especially a spread with nine vignettes illustrating the early verses - light, night and day, water and dry land; these small images with their unassertive colors simply don't suggest the immensity of the concepts. But with the advent of life, the artist comes into her own with richly fecund tapestries of color; her jewel-like birds and stylized animals recall Wildsmith's sumptuous art, but Ray's carefully balanced organization and creative use of frames - bordered with decorative thematic collages or simply lined in gold - are uniquely hers. Her dark Adam and somewhat fairer Eve, wreathed in delicate flowers, are last seen sleeping, on the seventh day, in a small, beautifully composed Peaceable Kingdom. A lovely presentation. Also available in Spanish (with the biblical text from Ediciones Paulinas, 1974). (Kirkus Reviews)


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Jane Ray's distinctive style has established her as a highly successful artist both for her paintings and her wrapping paper and cards. Increasingly well-known too as an illustrator, her picture books have attracted enormous attention around the world.

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