![]() ![]() There is the tension in the story as he decides what to do. He picks up his axe and the word of the rainforest creatures echo through his mind. The man wakes up and sees the beauty of the rainforest. They explain not only their dependence on the tree, but also the importance of the tree to the world. ![]() While he sleeps, the many species of animals that live in the tree (including frogs, snakes, sloths, birds, anteaters and monkeys) come down to speak to him. Lulled by "the heat and hum of the forest" the other woodcutter falls asleep beneath the Great Kapok Tree. They stop beside a fine Ceiba tree and the larger man points to the tree and leaves. Two woodcutters go to the Amazon rainforest. The book is dedicated to Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper trying to protect the rainforests, who was murdered in 1988. It was written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry and was originally published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1990. The Great Kapok Tree is an American children's picture book about rainforest conservation. Base of a colossal specimen of the kapok tree Ceiba pentandra, with two individuals seated on its buttress roots to indicate scale ![]()
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