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

Cherry, Lynne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0780799585 ISBN 13 : 9780780799585

Editeur : PERFECTION LEARNING CORP, 2000

Synopsis

The Great Kapok Tree 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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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). One day, a man 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, as well as stunning world maps bordered by tree porcupines, emerald tree boas, and dozens more fascinating creatures.

Awards: IRA Teacher’s Choice (1991), ABA’s Pick of the Lists, Reading Rainbow Review Book, NSTA-CBC Outstanding Trade Book for Children

Revue de presse :

"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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0780799585
• ISBN 13: 9780780799585
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 1