![]() ![]() Or perhaps he is simply trying to provide for his family who might otherwise starve as native ways of life fade and industrialism creeps into all corners of the globe. ![]() Namely, that the "Bad Guy" is the one who cuts down the trees (or hunts the wildlife, or.)and-that's it! rather than going the extra distance to show that, well, WHY is he cutting down the trees!? It's not just for fun. This book still rather annoyed me, though, following a bit too close to one of the lines that I find extremely afrustrating in much of the conservation literature, etc. ![]() Also, I am all for the message of conservation-this one wasn't too heavy-handed, but still will help raise children's awareness that it is important to preserve nature. ![]() Okay, first let me say that this is a lovely book-the writing style is simple but touching, the artwork is great-realistic yet still "artsy" (I love the inside-cover spread with the map of the world, showing the rain forest areas, and then a border of rain forest fauna). ![]()
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