Children's Books

The story is about a man that is ordered to chop down a Kapok tree but dozes off on the tree when he becomes exhausted. Creatures from the Amazon, from little insects to jaguars, go to the man and tell him the importance of the Kapok tree. This contributes to deforestation because the reason why the animals tell him about how the tree is important is so he doesn't cut down the tree, and many more.

“The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest.” Social Justice Books, 5 June 2019, socialjusticebooks.org/the-great-kapok-tree-a-tale-of-the-amazon-rainforest/. Accessed 18 Nov. 2021.

In the book the Once-ler went to a beautiful forest full of Truffula trees, he chops them down to make a Thneed out of them. He makes a business out of it and eventually chopped down all of them, eventually after that he loses his business. The Lorax arrives to tell the Once-ler that he has to send all the animals away because of his company destroying the environment and polluting it. This contributes to deforestation because it shows that when people chop down trees it can lead to devastating effects.

Cheng, Allen. “The Lorax Book Summary, by Dr. Seuss.” Allen Cheng, 13 Nov. 2020, www.allencheng.com/the-lorax-book-summary-dr-seuss/.