在這個故事中，一個人拿著斧頭要砍掉森林中的大木棉樹(The Great Kapok Tree)，當他在樹下休息時，住在樹上及森林中的動物們一一到他耳邊說話，希望他能不要砍掉這棵樹。從這本書中，作者希望人類能夠愛護森林這個上天賜給的禮物，珍惜他們，而不要任意的破壞。同時小朋友可以從本書中看到雨林中各種不同的動物喔。適合7歲以上兒童閱讀。In the Amazon rain forest it is always hot, and in that heat everything grows, and grows, and grows. The tops of the trees in the rain forest are called the canopy. The canopy is a sunny place that touches the sky. The animals that live there like lots of light. Colorful parrots fly from tree to tree. Monkeys leap from branch to branch. The bottom of the rain forest is called the understory. The animals that live in the understory like darkness. There, silent snakes curl around hanging vines. Graceful jaguars watch and wait. And in this steamy environment the great Kapok tree shoots up through the forest and emerges above the canopy. This is the story of a community of animals that live in one such tree in the rain forest. |
