The characters in this book are made to look real almost as if they are made out of cloth. The book is a description of the nature, and the nature looks real.

Jeannie Baker's lifelike collage illustrations take the reader on an extraordinary visual journey to an exotic, primeval wilderness, which like so many others is now being threatened by civilization.

I really enjoyed this book and it's illustrations. It tells of a sweet tale of an adventurous father and son relationship. This boy's father takes the son to this little island that barely any people go to. The boy describes his little adventure into the forest. He finds a tree that is a perfect little hiding spot because the tree is hollow. I loved how the very last page leaves a strong message. It was a picture of the island with very faded images of commercial things like a hotel and cars. The author leaves us with the words, "But will the forest still be here when we come back?" This is a powerful message to show that society is ruining forests to put buildings on. ( )

This book is about a little boy and his father traveling to a private island, which happens to be part of the Rain Forest, in Australia. This book talks about the different animals that live there, the ancient vine trees that tower over, and the simplicity of the island itself. This book would be great to provide during a science lesson when teaching about he Rain Forest. The book is geared more to lower-level children, but would be a good starting place to introduce the Rain Forest and how people would live on the island. ( )

I'm keeping this one. I love the craftsmanship that reveals scenes from the child's imagination overlaid on the collages to make the whole look both real and beautiful. And I appreciate that there aren't too many words, but that the author did, somewhat, let the pictures tell the story. ( )