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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest Hardcover - 1990
by Lynne Cherry; Lynne Cherry (Illustrator)
In the rain forest, as a man chops away at a great kapok tree, the heat and efforts of his work exhaust him so that he falls asleep. One by one, the creatures who live in the tree emerge and plead with him not to destroy their world. Full color. "American Bookseller" Pick of the Lists, IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice, Reading Rainbow Review Book. Full color.
Summary
Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. "This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information."--The Horn Book
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- Title The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
- Author Lynne Cherry; Lynne Cherry (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date 1990-03-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780152005207 / 015200520X
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.5 in (28.19 x 23.11 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 590
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Themes
- Holiday: Earth Day
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Ecology, Conservation of natural resources
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89002208
- Dewey Decimal Code E
Media reviews
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
"Spectacular."—School Library Journal
Citations
- Booklist, 12/01/1997, Page 628
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1990, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 02/23/1990, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 05/01/1990, Page 0
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