"A man walked into the rain forest.  Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys.  Now all was quiet as the creatures hid and watched the man and wondered why he had come."  Thus begins the story of The Great Kapok Tree written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry.  The man has been hired to chop down the magnificent kapok tree.  But soon he is lulled to sleep and the animals try to convince him to save it.  With original music and orchestrations by Brian Hiller and Don Dupont the Grafflin Third Graders brought the rain forest and the Great Kapok Tree to life!

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