The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale Of The Amazon Rain Forest

Author: Lynne Cherry

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  • : $17.99 AUD
  • : 9780152026141
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins US
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  • : 0.19
  • : 01 February 2000
  • : 280mm X 228mm X 4mm
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  • : Lynne Cherry
  • : Rise and Shine Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : Under 6
  • : 40
  • : YFB
  • : colour illustrations
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Barcode 9780152026141
9780152026141

Description

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.

Reviews

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

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