Noah's Ark

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Summary: A fabulously vivid picture of life in nature.
Review: Four of five years ago, I stumbled across this book in a store and was taken aback by its beauty and inspiration. I loved the book but decided not to buy it at that time. I lost track of the author information and was disappointed for I was never able to locate the book again.

Not long ago, I described the book to a friend of mine, how it is a book centered around the Biblical story of Noah's Ark and celebrating the beautiful diversity of Earth's creatures. She recently surprised me by locating a copy for my birthday. :-D

I enjoy reading the artist's thoughts of the story and what it must have been like to be there. I especially like the many colorful pages where Poortvliet concentrates one feature of the animals, so that we can see the contrasting beauty of their ears, or eyes, or skin, etc..

This is large book with hundreds of colorful pages, a nice edition to any collection. If I decide to keep this out on my coffee table, I will first have to build another table where it will fit. :-)

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Summary: A very inspiring book.
Review: I have purchased three of these books for myself and friends. I am awed by the beautiful artwork and the wonderful way Mr. Poortvliet told the entire biblical history of Noah. It is wonderful to just pour over the illustrations and little side comments throughout this book. Just Wonderful!!!

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Summary: Most Magnificent Artistry-Great for Men
Review: If you appreciate Art and desire a unique reading experience, this volumn will not only satisfy your senses, but bring to life the miracle of Noah's Ark. I purchased a copy, used, it arrived beautifully and will be a birthday gift for my brother=in-law, who is a advid sportsman. Now my husband wants a copy for our library.

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Summary: Most Magnificent Artistry-Great for Men
Review: If you appreciate Art and desire a unique reading experience, this volumn will not only satisfy your senses, but bring to life the miracle of Noah's Ark. I purchased a copy, used, it arrived beautifully and will be a birthday gift for my brother=in-law, who is a advid sportsman. Now my husband wants a copy for our library.

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Summary: A wonderful book-beautiful to see, fun to read.
Review: Pages of beautiful art work adorn every page. The artist uses color in a very flashy dramatic style while capturing the feeling of the animals he is depicting. The story is from the Bible with wonderful comments from the artist on his views and feelings of the Ark. The writting is handled just as artisticly. The text of the story is included but the artist comments are full of wit and humor

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Summary: Hierloom quality, to be passed down through the generations.
Review: Rien Poortvliet takes you on a journey of imagination and helps you wonder why god created the world the way he did. If you read carefull, you will see he never questions the existence of god, but still he would never want to force his religion on you.
What remains, is a unexpected travel through time and the adventures Noah must have faced.
Besides that Rien will show you how odd all these diferent animals could have looked, if only a tiger would have had the coat of a cow, or a cow would have been created like a snake. The idea seems odd, but somehow it does seem to come natural in this great picture book.

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Summary: Very beutiful art.
Review: This book caputers not the spiritual side of Noah's Ark, but the beauty of it. With 100's of drawings and paintings, Poortvliet shows some of his best work.

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Summary: Makes one want to become an environmentalist
Review: This man should be knighted. His work is good for the soul. In a world that runs roughshod over its natural resources, heedless of the consequences, Poortvliet makes an eloquent plea to the world to conserve its marvelous treasures.

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Summary: Beautiful, must-have book!
Review: Yet another wonderful example of Rien's work. This is a large book, great for coffee table display, or just to enjoy. It is filled to the brim with Rien's wonderful artwork and writings, there is no doubt that this is a man who loves and respects all life he sees. His drawings of the ark as well are fantastic! Children and adults alike will love this book. Wonderful price on it here as well.