The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (Rise and Shine)

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The scientific name for the kapok tree in the plant kingdom is Ceiba Pentandra. It is known by several names like Java cotton, Java kapok, silk-cotton, or samauma. Kapok tree seeds, including the oil, contain malvalic and sterculic acid. So, the consumption of oil derived from kapok seeds is discouraged if the cyclopropenoid acids are not chemically removed.

mayanodyssey.com - Informationen zum Thema mayanodyssey". www.mayanodyssey.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05 . Retrieved 2017-02-03. Imagine that you are standing under the Great Kapok Tree. What sounds might you hear? Could you create a piece of music / audio that reflects this?An animal that eats the leaves of the Kapok tree is the loudest animal on land- the Howler Monkey. And the Howler monkey is eaten by large birds of prey such as the Harpy Eagle. The Harpy Eagle is the top of this food chain and has no natural predators.

It is believed that some kapok trees live for as long as 300 years, making them one of the longest living trees in the plant kingdom. Kapok trees are common trees cultivated in Western countries like Central America, Mexico, South America, and some areas in West Africa. Knowlton, Timothy W., and Gabrielle Vail. "H ybrid Cosmologies in Mesoamerica: A Reevaluation of the Yax Cheel Cab, a Maya World Tree." Ethnohistory 57.4 (2010): 709-39. Print. Toki’s tribe expects him to bring home the head of the biggest animal possible. In return, he will receive honor and respect. However, this rite of passage does not turn out as planned. With the help of a colourful new friend, he achieves something much bigger. Teaching Ideas: – Recount of Toki’s daily routine. – Explanation of how the forest in important for Toki and his tribe. – Create a map of the tribe’s camp. – Create a tribe with different roles. – Non-Fiction – research existing tribes, although do your research first. We have been discussing the kapok tree, its habitat and seeds, and so on. Now, let us explore a few more facts. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Sponsorship & Advertising Policy

Make a list of animals shown in the book. Could you use a Venn diagram or a Carroll diagram to sort them in different ways? The ability of the kapok to attract wildlife to the forest is one of its most notable physical characteristics.

a b " Ceiba pentandra". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 August 2020. Visualizing the setting: Rich word choice once he wakes up to emphasize perceptual change (i.e. sun streaming through canopy; glowed like jewels;

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The Cotton Tree was a landmark in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is considered a symbol of freedom for the former slaves that immigrated there. The 70-metre-tall trunk snapped near the base, and fell in a storm on 24 May 2023. [25] The story tells about a man asked to chop down a ceiba tree by another man (in what looks like it could be a Panama hat!). One by one, the animals and one indigenous child come to plead with the man to spare the tree, each offering up one of the many reasons trees are needed.

The bird wipes off its vent on tree branches and trunks, where the seeds adhere and germinate. To combat this, the kapok or silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) grows spike-like thorns on its trunk and branches. Birds would risk injury to clean themselves there. a b Hellmuth, Nicholas (March 2011). " Ceiba pentandra" (PDF). Revue Magazine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-06-17 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.Kidadl is independent and to make our service free to you the reader we are supported by advertising. BBC Earth News) "Sacred plants of the Maya forest", 5 June 2009 accessed 12.25 on February 10 2021. Read to the end of the book and write about what might happen next. Where will the man go? What will he do? What might he say to the man he was with at the start of the story? Suddenly, the man awoke to a living audience, all of whom depended on the great Kapok tree. Sunlight streamed through the canopy and strange and beautiful plants seemed to dangle in the air from the great Kapok tree. The man smelled the fragrant perfume of their flowers, but he heard no sound, for the animals were strangely quiet. Thet kapok tree sheds all of its leaves during the dry season. During the dry season, the seeds are also blown into open areas.