Author and publisher: Lynne Cherry, HarperCollins Publishers
Summary: This book tells the story of a man who walks into the Amazon rain forest with his ax to chop down a Kapok tree. He soon gets very tired; as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree whisper in the man’s ear that he must not cut down the tree because that will destroy their place of living. Finally, a boy from the Yanomamo tribe murmurs in the man’s ear: “Senhor, when you awake, please look upon us with new eyes.” When the man wakes up, he sees all the animals and the boy; he picks up his ax and walks out of the rain forest.
Suitable for students in years: 7-9