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ABA's Pick of the Lists
Charlotte Award [New York]
IRA Teachers' Choice
NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
Reading Rainbow Review Book
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 — was at the forefront of the ecological movement ten years ago and continues to resonate profoundly with children everywhere.
LYNNE CHERRY has devoted her life to sharing her concern about environmental issues with others. Her important children's books also include The Armadillo from Amarillo and two tales from the Amazon rain forest: The Great Kapok Tree and The Shaman's Apprentice. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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