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The Great Kapok Tree By Lynn Cherry

The Great Kapok Tree By Lynn Cherry. Musical adaptation by Don Dupont & Brian Hiller.

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The Great Kapok Tree By Lynn Cherry

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  1. The Great Kapok TreeBy Lynn Cherry Musical adaptation byDon Dupont & Brian Hiller

  2. A giant in the rainforests, the kapok tree can reach up to 200 feet in height, sometimes growing as much as 13 feet per year. Due to its extreme height, the kapok towers over the other rainforest vegetation. The trunk can expand to nine or 10 feet in diameter. In the nooks and grooves of this huge plant live a diverse number of species including frogs, birds and bromeliads. The kapok tree is deciduous, shedding all of its leaves during the dry season. As its seeds are easily blown into open areas, kapok trees are some of the first to colonize open areas in the forest. The white and pink flowers of the kapok tree emit a foul odor that attracts bats. As the flying mammals move from flower to flower feasting on the nectar, they transfer pollen on their fur, thus facilitating pollination. The kapok tree does a great job at spreading its seeds, producing anywhere between 500 and 4,000 fruits at one time, with each fruit containing 200 seeds. When these fruit burst open, silky fibers spread the many seeds all over the forest.

  3. ROOM TO GROW I am like a tree, and a tree is just like me, Spreading our limbs, reaching for the sun. Yes, I am like a tree, and a tree is just like me, Growing our roots, we’ve just begun. For we all need room to grow, we want the world to know, That life is precious, ocean, land and sky, Yes, we all need room to grow; we want the world to know, That we’ll protect it, or answer why. I am like the sea, and the sea is just like me, Full of life, changing day by day. Yes, I am like the sea, and the sea is just like me, Gaining in strength, whatever comes our way. For we all need room to grow, we want the world to know, That life is precious, ocean, land and sky, Yes, we all need room to grow; we want the world to know, That we’ll protect it, or answer why.

  4. SENOR, SENOR Senor, senor, please save our tree, the tree of miracles, It’s our home the place we live, do not chop it down! Senor, senor, please save our tree, its branches must not fall, It’s our home the place we live, do not chop it down! Mighty kapok tree... Please kind sir, do not chop it down…Save the forest, it’s up to you... Senor, senor, please save our tree, the tree of miracles, It’s our home the place we live, do not chop it down! Senor, senor, please save our tree, its branches must not fall, It’s our home the place we live, do not chop it down!

  5. DO NOT CHOP IT DOWN The kapok tree is precious, a home for living things, Its mighty limbs protect us, happiness it brings. Senor, senor, don’t chop the kapok down! Its mighty limbs protect us, do not chop it down! All animals are calling for you to save our tree, We need you to protect us, let the forest be! Senor, senor, don’t chop the kapok down! Its mighty limbs protect us, do not chop it down!

  6. KEEP THE FOREST THRIVING Keep the forest thriving, please sir, please sir, Don’t let the forests all disappear. We must keep surviving, please sir, please sir, We count on you for our world is dear. Thriving, (thriving), keep the forest thriving, Growing, (growing), keep the forest green, oh, Living, (living), keep the forest living, Always and evermore! Keep the forest thriving, please sir, please sir, Don’t let the forests all disappear. We must keep surviving, please sir, please sir, We count on you for our world is dear.

  7. PLEASE SAVE THE KAPOK TREE Please save the kapok tree, please save the kapok tree, Creatures from the forest are singing, please save the kapok tree. Please save the kapok tree, please save the kapok tree, If you care about us we’re singing, please save the kapok tree! All creatures great and small, we need it one and all, Please listen to our call, don’t let the kapok fall! Please save the kapok tree, please save the kapok tree, Creatures from the forest are singing, please save the kapok tree. Please save the kapok tree, please save the kapok tree, If you care about us we’re singing, please save the kapok tree!

  8. THIS PRETTY PLANET This pretty planet, spinning through space, You’re a garden, you’re a harbor, you’re a holy place. Golden, sun going down, gentle blue giant, spin us around. All through the night, safe ‘til the morning light. This pretty planet, spinning through space, You’re a garden, you’re a harbor, you’re a holy place. Golden, sun going down, gentle blue giant, spin us around. All through the night, safe ‘til the morning light. This pretty planet, a holy place, This pretty planet, a holy place, This pretty planet.

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