Noah's Ark ark could contain all the animals in the world, argued that Moses, the traditional author of the book of Genesis, had been brought up in Egypt and would therefore have used the larger Egyptian cubit. He also fixed the shape of the ark as a truncated pyramid, square at its base, and tapering to a square peak one cubit on a side; it was not until the 12th century that it came to be thought of as a rectangular box with a sloping roof. Early Christian artists depicted Noah standing in a small box on the waves, symbolizing God saving
Noah's Ark (Pinkney book) art is uneven, with a sameness to a few of the spreads, and sometimes the fascinating pencil underpinnings of the pictures are lost beneath the washes." it found "there's much that is exceptional here" and concluded "Definitely make room for this on the shelf." "Noah's Ark" has also been reviewed by "Publishers Weekly", "School Library Journal", "Kirkus Reviews", "AudioFile", "Mississippi Libraries" journal, and "Catholic Library World" magazine. Noah's Ark (Pinkney book) Noah's Ark is a 2002 book by Jerry Pinkney. It is the biblical story of Noah's Ark, from construction of the vessel and gathering of the animals, to first