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Caldecott winner Ed Young presents a resplendent visual interpretation of the biblical story of creation. With its accompanying list of many of the world's creatures, both living and extinct, included on the endpapers, Genesis also serves as a gentle reminder that the Earth is ours to protect. Full color.
Author Notes
Ed Young is a pastor, author and conference speaker. He has written or co-written a number of books including The Marriage Mirror, Outrageous, Contagious Joy, Beauty Full, Kid CEO, and Sexperiment. He is the founding and Senior Pastor of Fellowship Church.
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Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3 UpYoung's fans will welcome this collection of stunning abstract meditations on the Creation. On each right-hand page, areas of soft-textured, deep-hued color emerge from a black background; text is printed in white on an all-black facing page. Moving over the sensuous expanse of brilliant color, the eye begins to pick out a wing, an ear, a fin, a tusk. The forms are not amorphous, but they are suggested rather than delineated. As the Creation proceeds at its stately King James pace, the figures become more detailed, and shape begins to dominate: on the final page, there is no black background at all, and the text is superimposed on the illustration. Literal-minded readers may object: creatures appear out of their biblical order (e.g., several animals can be discerned before the fifth or sixth day). Nevertheless, this is a gorgeous depiction of creative energy, as both artistic interpretation and on-going process.Patricia (Dooley) Lothrop Green, St. George's School, Newport, RI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
With his shadowy abstract pastels, Young (Lon Po Po) puts his singular stamp on the story of creation. A thoughtful adaptation of the King James version of Genesis appears as stark and powerful text on solid black left-hand pages in each spread. The accompanying illustrations show light and life emerging from the darkness as difficult-to-distinguish figuresDshark, eagle, manDthat often flow into one another. The artwork, equal parts awesome and eerie, is certain to invite a range of interpretation from readers, but the progression of images successfully communicates a sense of birth and newness. This sophisticated, far-from-literal work will be best appreciated by adults or older children. All ages. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
The creation story in the Bible has been adapted from the King James version. Young presents white text on a black page on the left and a pastel drawing on the right. Rather than illustrate the text precisely, the darkly mysterious images indicate the spirit of the text and perhaps hint at evolution, as in a picture of a shark, a pterodactyl, and an eagle superimposed. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Young (Night Visitors, 1995, etc.), with his sure elegance, exceptional take on nuance and suggestion, and the palpable luxury of his colors, creates a compelling version of the Judeo-Christian creation story. Against the stately language of the King James Genesis, Young's palette of dark jewel tones suggest and intimate the mystery and majesty of creation. A tiny light gleams in the blue- black void; on the next spread, that light cracks open the darkness as the waters and the firmament divide. A shape hints at a great serpent or animal; then animal faces peer from the grasses and bird flight from the clouds. When the earth brings forth living creatures, the shark appears under the wingspread of the eagle; man crouches, his hands clutching at the earth from whence he came. The hand of God holds myriad living shapes as the command comes to be fruitful and multiply; those forms re-form in the contours of Adam and Eve. While not for those who want a literal illustration of Genesis, this beautiful book honors the Word and the story. (Picture book. 4-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 5-8. Based on the King James Version of Genesis, this picture book interprets the Creation story through familiar words and impressionistic artwork. As light emerges from the darkness, so forms emerge from the pictures. These are generally animals, suddenly visible as eyes make sense of the obscure, sometimes contradictory, yet eventually meaningful shapes created with lines and shadings of colors on each page. Greater distance from the page helps in making sense of the pictures, but in any case, older children will find the pictures more meaningful than preschoolers will. In the author's note, Young comments on his interpretation and on the endpapers (not seen in galley), which feature the names of extinct and endangered animals. A distinctive vision of the Creation. (Reviewed February 1, 1997)0060253568Carolyn Phelan