The Great Kapok Tree

The Great Kapok Tree was introduced to me by my daughter a few years ago. They were reading it in her 5th grade classroom. As soon as I received my copy, I was hooked! There are so many environmental & character themes in this book-and dozens of ways to weave into character ed, yoga, environmental ed or classroom curricula.  Here is what Amazon has to say about it:


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 residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how “all living things depend on one another” . . . and it works. Cherry’s lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the “wondrous and rare animals” evoke the lush rain forests, and the stunning endpapers feature world maps bordered by tree porcupines, emerald tree boas, and dozens more fascinating creatures.

Awards: IRA Teacher’s Choice (1991), ABA’s Pick of the Lists, Reading Rainbow Review Book, NSTA-CBC Outstanding Trade Book for Children


Listen to The Great Kapok Tree at the link below:

The Great Kapok Tree (Recorded & read by Barbara Gini)


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