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I’ve always loved the Noah’s Ark story. It’s so terrific; evocative and imagination-inspiring. The imagery of a boat carrying all of the animals in the world is just irresistible! It’s best not to dwell on the billions of humans and animals who were drowned, I suppose; that’s a serious buzzkill…

Anyway, here we have a humorous take on the Ark, an imagined page from the ship’s log penned by the always-reliable Walt McDougall, with some knockout comic illustrations accompanying the prose, wonderful crowd scenes composed of a delightful array of animals. There are the expected bears and monkeys and hippos, but there are also some more obscure animals in there, like a platypus, puffin, anteater, and even a jerboa! A JERBOA!

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