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Thoumi, Gabriel (3 July 2014). "A children's book inspired by murder: the 25th anniversary of 'The Great Kapok Tree' ". Mongabay. The Great Kapok Tree is an American children's picture book about rainforest conservation. It was written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry and was originally published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1990. The book is dedicated to Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper trying to protect the rainforests, who was murdered in 1988. [1] Plot summary [ edit ] Base of a colossal specimen of the kapok tree Ceiba pentandra, with two individuals seated on its buttress roots to indicate scale
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Use the first line of the book (“Two men walked into the rain forest”) as the starting point for your own story. The tree can reach a height of about 200–230 ft (60.9–70 m) with an overall diameter of around 10 ft (3 m), making it one of the largest trees in the world. Summary: The man in the story travels through the rain forest and wants to chop down the great kapok tree. Many animals that live in the rain forest come over and whisper to him, to not cut down the tree. The animals remind the man that the tree is apart of their life and some of the animals live in the tree. The Mayasn, Aztec, and a few other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures consider the tree sacred and believe it symbolizes the link between the three levels of life; heaven, the earth, and the world.This book still rather annoyed me, though, following a bit too close to one of the lines that I find extremely afrustrating in much of the conservation literature, etc. Namely, that the "Bad Guy" is the one who cuts down the trees (or hunts the wildlife, or...)and--that's it! rather than going the extra distance to show that, well, WHY is he cutting down the trees!? It's not just for fun. Is it that he is greedy? Well, perhaps. Or perhaps he is simply trying to provide for his family who might otherwise starve as native ways of life fade and industrialism creeps into all corners of the globe. And, further, would he be cutting down the trees if there was not a market for the wood or land--perhaps we should look deeper, to someone else down the line, all the way down the line, to the end-consumer??? These books do not reach far enough!!! Now, I'm not saying that I don't buy new things--I'm certainly not as "green" as I want to be--but I do try to be aware of how much I'm buying, from where, and what the impact may be if I'm not sometimes buying used or buying from sustainable sources. I think that environmental-message books for kids do a disservice to them if they simply stop at showing a South American man (dressed in "Western" clothes) attempting to chop down a Kapok tree... Make the children aware of their place in all this (or, at least, their parents' place) and this will give them also a greater sense of empowerment. I mean, as a kid I always though, well, gosh, OF COURSE I want to save the whales, of course I wouldn't cut down trees, of course I wouldn't hunt elephants! But, I didn't really realize how I could do anything about it until I started to talk it over with my parents. p>She is a highly skilled professional with six years of experience in writing and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from PSG College of Arts and Science. In addition to her professional experience, she has also been actively involved in volunteer work, particularly with children for organizations such as the Spartans Association for Youth and as an ambassador for the Charter for Compassion. With her experience in both writing and volunteer work, Sri Dhanya is a well-rounded professional who brings a unique perspective and diverse skillset to any project she works on.
Could you turn this story (or part of it) into a play script and perform it to others? Here is one example: As the unopened fruit doesn’t sink inside the water, it is believed that the fruit of the tree floated from Latin America to Africa through the ocean. Did You Know... The book mentions a child from the Yanomamo tribe. Can you find out about tribes living in the rainforest? How do their lives differ from your own? How might they be similar? Maya said, "We shouldn't take the ecosystem of other animals because if they took our ecosystem, we wouldn't be happy." Kidadl is independent and to make our service free to you the reader we are supported by advertising.Thet kapok tree sheds all of its leaves during the dry season. During the dry season, the seeds are also blown into open areas. Text-to Teaching Connection: What is a response activity that you can do in a classroom with Children in response to the book? Gerry said, "I think it was sad and it made you think about what causes global warming. In the future, instead of breathing oxygen from trees, you will breate oxygen from tanks."
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