Books like The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
In this vivid children’s story, a man armed with an ax arrives in the Brazilian rainforest to fell a towering kapok tree. The tree’s many animal residents—from tiny insects to large mammals—congregate and, through song and story, convince him of the tree’s ecological importance and the need to preserve its lush jungle home.
First publish date: October 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Lynne Cherry
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