The Shaman's Apprentice - A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day being the tribal shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest.

About the author

Mark J. Plotkin (b. 1955) is an ethnobotanist based in the Neotropics. He is also the author of Medicine Quest.LYNNE CHERRY has devoted her life to sharing her concern about environmental issues with others. Her important children's books also include The Armadillo from Amarillo and two tales from the Amazon rain forest: The Great Kapok Tree and The Shaman's Apprentice. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Summary

For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day being the tribal shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest.

Product details

• Authors: Lynne Cherry, Mark J. Plotkin
• Assisted by: Lynne Cherry (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2001
• EAN: 9780152024864
• ISBN: 978-0-15-202486-4
• No. of pages: 36
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 279 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / New Baby, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Environment, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Hispanic & Latino, JUVENILE FICTION: African American & Black