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The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest

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A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists.

Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another" . . . and it works. Cherry’s lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the "wondrous and rare animals" evoke the lush rain forests. Features stunning world maps bordered by detailed illustrations of fascinating rainforest creatures. An IRA Teacher’s Choice (1991), ABA’s Pick of the Lists, Reading Rainbow Review Book, NSTA-CBC Outstanding Trade Book for Children.

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Call Number

C

Publisher

San Diego, USA : Voyager Books Harcourt, Inc., 1990

Collation

40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780152026141

Classification

NONE

Content Type

text

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Subject(s)

Conservation of natural resources
Ecology
Jungle animals
Rain forests
Amazon River Region
Rain forest ecology
Rain forest animals

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