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Where does Lynne Cherry live?
About the Author 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.
What animals are in The Great Kapok Tree?
There are twelve animals that live in the Great Kapok. They are a snake, bee, monkey, toucan, frogs, jaguar, porcupines, anteater, and a child. It got so hot one day that the man fell to sleep.
Why did Lynne Cherry write The Great Kapok Tree?
“The Great Kapok Tree” was written by Lynne Cherry in response to the murder of Brazilian environmental activist Chico Mendes, who was assassinated by a rancher in 1988 in Brazil. In “The Great Kapok Tree,” a young person enters the Amazon forest to cut firewood. One young boy falls asleep.
What is the message of The Great Kapok Tree?
The tree and others like it connect the wildlife in the forest. The theme is about how all trees serve an equally important role, no matter where they are located, and that everyone should think more carefully about cutting them down or abusing them.
Who is Lynne Cherry and what does she do?
Lynne Cherry (born January 5, 1952) is an American writer and illustrator of nature-themed children’s books and a film producer. In 2009 she was designated a Women’s History Month Honoree by the National Women’s History Project.
What was Lynne Cherry’s first Green Earth book?
Cherry’s book The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle, written and illustrated herself won the first Green Earth Book Award for picture books in 2005.
What did Lynne Cherry write for National Geographic?
Cherry also wrote a chapter for the National Geographic book Written in Water and the chapter “Kids Can Save Forests” in Treetops at Risk (Springer Verlag, 2013), edited by Margaret D. Lowman (Canopy Meg), et al.