0000005057 00000 n Whack! The man wiped off the sweat that ran down his face and neck. Due to its extreme height, the kapok, or ceiba tree, towers over the other rainforest vegetation. Chop!
May 19, 2014 - The Great Kapok Tree: Script for Reader's Theater One of my colleagues in the St. Paul Public School District, Amber Prentice, frequently uses Reader's Theater with her seventh- … When the heavy rains come, the soil will be washed away and the forest will become a desert. Whack! Soaps can be made from the oils in the seeds. 3 A boa constrictor lived in the Kapok tree. See the positive change our work is making around the world. Now he leapt down and padded silently over to the sleeping man. The man smelled the fragrant perfume of their flowers.
0000010167 00000 n 0000019355 00000 n "A toucan, a macaw, and a cock-of-the-rock flew down from the canopy. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys. As its seeds are easily blown into open areas, kapok trees are some of the first to colonize open areas in the forest. Before him stood the rain forest child, and all around him, staring, were the creatures who depended upon the great Kapok tree. All Rights Reserved. We have flown over the rain forest and seen what happens once you begin to chop down the trees.
He growled in his ear: "Senhor, the Kapok tree is home to many birds and animals.
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Spots of bright light glowed like jewels amidst the dark green forest. In ancient times, the Maya believed that the kapok tree stood at the center of the earth.Make your gift go further (and greener) with a monthly pledge The trunk can expand to nine or 10 feet in diameter. A boa constrictor lived in the Kapok tree. Chop! A towering kapok tree in Peru’s Madre de Dios forestA giant in the rainforests, the kapok tree can reach up to 200 feet in height, sometimes growing as much as 13 feet per year. The big man tells you to chop down a beautiful tree. In this way I pollinate the trees and flowers throughout the rain forest.
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0000004552 00000 n In ancient times, the Maya believed that the kapok tree stood at the center of the earth.Help conserve forests and restore balance to our planet Because his spotted coat blended into the dappled light and shadows of the understory, no one had noticed him.
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