Knowing Noah
The adventures of a Mouse who could read
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Knowing Noah is the story of the adventures of a young farm mouse who,through extraordinary circumstances found that he could read and understand humans when they spoke.Because of this wonderful capability Noah not only finds himself in the midst of some very terrifying adventures but also finds that his fellow mice at school or at play cannot seem to accept him as he is.Even though he is bullied and pushed about,Noah has a spirit and a capacity for seeing and doing the right thing.He befriends the dreaded barn cat Snoad and together they make a great team,much to the dismay of everyone else.Noah meets many characters in his travels about the farm;Mrs Yahoody the lady hedgehog who helps save Noah from the jaws of a hungry fox,Madame Topal,she of the beady eye and the rigid stern schoolroom for young mice,who cannot understand Noah and his imaginative ways.These and many other characters make up a supporting cast for Noah as he grows and learns the ways of his world.A book about being different and using the gifts that nature gives to triumph over all obstacles.
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Knowing Noah is the story of the adventures of a young farm mouse who,through extraordinary circumstances found that he could read and understand humans when they spoke.Because of this wonderful capability Noah not only finds himself in the midst of some very terrifying adventures but also finds that his fellow mice at school or at play cannot seem to accept him as he is.Even though he is bullied and pushed about,Noah has a spirit and a capacity for seeing and doing the right thing.He befriends the dreaded barn cat Snoad and together they make a great team,much to the dismay of everyone else.Noah meets many characters in his travels about the farm;Mrs Yahoody the lady hedgehog who helps save Noah from the jaws of a hungry fox,Madame Topal,she of the beady eye and the rigid stern schoolroom for young mice,who cannot understand Noah and his imaginative ways.These and many other characters make up a supporting cast for Noah as he grows and learns the ways of his world.A book about being different and using the gifts that nature gives to triumph over all obstacles.
About the Author
I have taught High School English for many years and I always felt that there was a great lack of good, interesting ,readable books particularly for boys ages 9 to 14.This is the age at which so many stop reading,perhaps because of that very lack of enjoyable material.I live in Montreal and although I am semi-retired,I do still work with adolescents regularly.I find great joy in bringing the works of Shakespeare alive through play production and watching kids realize that he is not just for the intellectually pretentious but for everyone to take part in and enjoy..When I first started teaching I taught Elementary school which gave me a valuable background for understanding how the pre adolescent mind works,what were their problems and their pleasures.Aside from that I have a passion for both travel and the reading of History,both of which I pursue whenever time permits