With meticulous illustrations, Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier's  magnificent retelling of the story of Jonah transports readers back to ancient times.  There they'll meet Jonah, a frightened man running from a task set out for him by God.  Tossed from a ship into the belly of a giant fish, Jonah soon comes to understand the greatness of God's mercy.

Readers will also learn the amazing backstory to Jonah's journey, with a reference section that includes the history and geography of Jonah's story, plus maps of the ancient Assyrian Empire and Nineveh's ruins and a detailed diagram of the ship that transported Jonah.

From the dust jacket