Unicorns!

by Geraldine McCaughrean

Book Overview

"Unicorns! Unicorns!"??Noah calls.??"Come aboard!??The flood is coming!" The tarantulas terrapins and tortoises and all the other animals hear Noah's voice but what is keeping the Unicorns???Will they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823413195
• ISBN13: 9780823413195
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.6" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Very nice kids book

Beautiful pictures, with a good storyline: unicorns do not exist today because back when Noah was taking all the animals aboard his arc the unicorns spent their time making sure other animals go onboard. Due to this, they missed getting onboard themselves. Sad, but I think its good that kids are exposed to the bittersweet things in life and not just get an impression that life is supposed to be one big happy fest all the time and nothing bad ever happens.

A must have!

This book is a beatiful story related to Noah's Ark. The illustrations alone are worth the venture. Smaller children will need some of the text explained, however school-age children will delight in the mystical magic of unicorns and the reason behind their disappearance. Great idea for a gift.

Wonderful!!

This book was absolutely magnificent. Many people tell the story about Noah's Ark in a different way saying the unicorns would not listen when he called them and stayed playing. That story bothered me because unicorns would not do something silly like that. In this story, they started heading over but had to help the turtles who were too slow, the butterfly who stopped to admire her beauty in the water, and the monkeys who stayed playing and wouldn't listen when they were called. This was a wonderful book and I highly reccomend it to anyone who loves unicorns!

Unicorns, Unicorns

A magnificent, moving tale of the haunting legend, and ultimate fate, of the magical unicorns. The story is dramatically written and touching. My daughter and I read the story for the first time this Fall on a moonlit beach, which lent to the enchantment of the story. As the tale ensues, we found ourselves wanting to shout with Noah: "Unicorns, Unicorns!" The ending is achingly bittersweet, yet easier on the young ones than most tellings of this age-old tale, (especially those who still believe that they will someday see a Unicorn), and leaves you with a magical sense of wonder about what may truly lie within the frothy waves crashing onto the shore. Sophie Windham's watercolor illustrations are wonderful, and beautifully portrayed the magical world of the beloved Unicorn! Truly a tale to be shared young and old alike! Unforgettable! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!