![]() ![]() 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. Lynne Cherry has devoted her life to sharing her concern about environmental issues with others. Author: Lynne Cherry Guided Reading Level: R Age Range: 4 - 7 yearsGrade Level: Preschool - 3Series: Rise and ShinePaperback: 40 pagesPublisher: HMH Books. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo. One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. Cherry's lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the "wondrous and rare animals" evoke the lush rain forests, as well as stunning world maps bordered by tree porcupines, emerald tree boas, and dozens more fascinating creatures. The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). 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". ![]() ![]() The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his axe, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. ![]()
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