Pub Date: March 6, 2000
Dewey: E
LCCN: 8902208
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 10.70" L x 8.90" W ( 0.45 lbs) 40 pages
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Description: In this inspired look at what the kapok tree means to the creatures that live in it--and what rain forests mean to the world's ecology--the many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Brief description:
LYNNE CHERRY has devoted her life to sharing her concern about environmental issues with others. Her important children's books also include The Armadillo from Amarillo and two tales from the Amazon rain forest: The Great Kapok Tree and The Shaman's Apprentice. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Review Quotes:
"This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information." - The Horn Book
"Exceptionally colorful, bright and full of life. Effectively makes specific the larger story of endangered rain forests by taking the problem one creature at a time." - People
"Spectacular." - School Library Journal