Veggies Set Sail For Adventure In Noah’s Ark A new video helps children learn about trust...while enjoying the VeggieTales take on Noah’s Ark. (NAPSA)—Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the whole VeggieTales crew are joined, two by two, by animals galore in the music-filled animated adventure “Noah’s Ark”— the first Bible-themed VeggieTales production in more than four years—as it debuts March 3 on DVD anddigital download. Wayne Brady, Grammy-nominated and multiple Emmy Award-winning star of TV’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” sings seven of the nine original songs in “Noah’s Ark,” and stars alongside the Veggies and Christian music superstar Jaci Velasquez. Brady plays Shem, the son of Noah, whofirst questions, but then comes to embrace, his father’s direction from God. “I love the music and messagesof VeggieTales, and my daughter is a big fan, so saying ‘yes’ to being in a VeggieTales movie was a no-brainer,” Brady says. “The best part is, Bob and Larry are down to earth and they neverlet the ‘I’m a global Veggie superstar’ thing go to their heads.” Velasquez says the VeggieTales version of Noah’s Ark contains important messages for kids—and for their parents. “Noah’s Ark’ is about patience, trusting and believing, and those are things kids need to understand,” explains Velasquez, who has sold nearly 5 million albums and also hosts her own weekly national radio show. “Whatever we pour into our children will pour out of them—what they learn as children is what they will be as adults. We are planting seeds in their hearts and souls, and it’s important for them to understand that God has a purpose and a plan, and we have to learn how to trust it. That’s a big lesson, and ‘Noah’s Ark’helps parents start to teachit.” In “Noah’s Ark,” Shem (Brady) and Sadie (Velasquez) return home from their honeymoon to Vegsiclales | oe] its . find that Noah has begun, at God’s direction, to work on a mas- sive ark, which his wife Naamah and sons Ham and Japheth are helping construct before the start of 40 days and 40 nightsof rain. But Shem doesn’t understand Noah’s unshakable faith in God, particularly when animals start arriving two by two—while the rain is nowhere to be seen. When the deluge does come, Shem begins to understand Noah’s determination to preserve humanity’s future...and the importance of trusting in God. “Noah’s Ark” also features a brand-new “Silly Songs With Larry” segment, in which Larry dons a safari outfit as he goes on a quest for a gigantic, golden egg. Less than three weeksafter the DVD anddigital download release of “Noah’s Ark,” the VeggieTales excitement continues when five all-new episodes of “VeggieTales In the House,” the hit animated series, debut exclusively on Netflix—bringingthe total of “VeggieTales In the House”episodes to 15 as the series continues its first season. To learn more about “Noah’s Ark,” and to preorder the DVD, visit the official VeggieTales website at www.veggietales.com or call the toll-free VeggieTales Hotline at (844) 2-VEGGIE.
