A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists. Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who 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....

Introduces the snow leopard in its high mountain home, depicting mother teaching baby to hunt

Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.

A lyrical description of a chipmunk as it goes about its activities in late summer, prepares for winter, and settles in till spring

A child speculates about sleeping next to various animals in various places other than one's own, and most desirable, warm bed