The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry Little House in the Big Woods Pub Date: April 15

Pub Date: April 15

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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry Little House in the Big Woods Pub Date: April 15This modern fable with an urgent message celebrates its 30th anniversary with an updated author's note and back matter resources for young environmentalists. 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