First published 1995
A young Venezuelan Indian boy faces the worst day of his life as bulldozers threaten to destroy his rain forest home. The trees that have sheltered his people for generations will fall unless he can find a way to stop the machines. A visiting naturalist arrives just as the destruction begins, offering the boy his only hope of saving the ecosystem he loves. Together they race against time as the forest and its creatures face extinction. The boy must choose between accepting defeat or risking everything to protect the animals and plants that depend on this fragile world. George transforms each moment into high stakes drama, showing how one day can determine the fate of an entire ecosystem. The story captures the boy's deep connection to his homeland and the desperate urgency of environmental destruction happening in real time.
Genres: fiction, adventure, environment
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Venezuela, Tropical Rain Forest
80 pages · Paperback · HarperCollins