The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest - Softcover

Cherry, Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0780799585 ISBN 13: 9780780799585

Publisher: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP, 2000

Synopsis

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--was at the forefront of the ecological movement ten years ago and continues to resonate profoundly with children everywhere.

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Review:

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
"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

"This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information."--The Horn Book

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0780799585
• ISBN 13: 9780780799585
• Binding: Paperback