The Great Kapok Tree: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for Elementary School Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource) Rhiannon Findlay In a story that is

In a story that is shocking

is devoted to Naoko

Even as babies

to be the friend he so desperately needed

days before she was about to change her will

The Great Kapok Tree: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for Elementary School Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource) Rhiannon Findlay In a story that isLooking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this story about a man who reconsiders chopping down a tree in the Amazon rainforest after a convincing argument from its animal inhabitants. The Great Kapok Tree: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text