A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to save a drowning man by swallowing him.

Jonah's adventures are told in a simple but exciting style in this elegant, beautifully illustrated book. The book also features a note for parents, to help them get the most out of the story. In this story with a moral, God forgives Jonah and gives him another chance. Will God do the same for the people of Nineveh?

The bestselling author of the I Spy books harkens back to the Bible for this retelling of the story of Jonah and the whale. Marzollo makes the tale exciting and relevant, and shows how Jonah ultimately learns about love and forgiveness. Full color.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Many people are intrigued by the biblical account of Jonah. Unfortunately, some view it as a simplistic moral tale, akin to a fish story or a child’s fable. In Jonah: Beyond the Tale of a Whale, author Mark M. Yarbrough leads readers into a deeper investigation of this significant biblical book, discovering in it encouragement to Christ- followers to evaluate their spiritual growth as they pursue the heart of God.

After moving to a new town, Jonah, an eleven-year-old with a big imagination, reinvents himself as a talk show host, hoping this will somehow bring his absent father back.

"Having fled God's work, Jonah travels on stormy seas before being swallowed by a whale. Will he escape to deliver God's message?"--