The illustrations by Lynne Cherry are superbly lush, colorful and magical. Needless to say, he drops his axe and walks away, leaving the animals safe in their habitat. And what wondrous and rare animals they were!
Animals that depend on this Kapok tree, an integral part of the rain forest. The man wakes up with a start to see these marvelous animals staring at him. The three-toed sloth asks: Senhor, what is life without beauty? If the beauty of the rain forest is gone, what would you feast your eyes on?įinally, a Yanomamo child of the rain forest pleads: When you wake up, please look upon us with new eyes. And, Senhor, what do trees produce? Oxygen! Would you chop down and destroy that which gives us all life. Tree porcupines reminds him: Senhor, what do we all need in order to live? Oxygen. children of tomorrow would have to live in a world without trees. surely you know that what you do today changes what happens tomorrow. Similarly a bee, a toucan, a macaw, a cock-of-the-rock, a green tree frog, a troupe of monkeys, tree porcupines, anteaters, three-toed sloth, even a jaguar, all take their turn to urge the man to look at the kapok tree with a fresh perspective. generations of my ancestors have lived here. One by one, the amazing animals of the rain forest pay him a visit and whisper their plea in his ear, becoming a spokesperson for the tree, and in turn their forest.Ī boa slithers down and hisses in his ear: Senhor*. An ancient, enormous Kapok Tree.įeeling a little tired after the first few whacks with his axe, the man lays down to rest under this very same Kapok tree he is trying to chop down, and is lulled into sleep by the heat and hum of the rain forest. One of them points to a tree and walks away, leaving the other man striding purposefully, axe in hand, towards the indicated tree. The story opens with the lively sounds of howler monkeys and macaws in the Amazon Rain Forest suddenly hushed by the appearance of two men. Reading it has turned out to be quite a beautiful experience for me and Ana. I picked up this book from the library recently, not knowing much about it. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
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