Yara lives in the Amazon jungle with her mother and enjoys a vibrant relationship with the plants and animals in the natural world. When construction and industry threatens the plants and animals of the jungle, Yara springs to action and saves a Tawari sapling that is choking in the polluted air. She cares for the sapling and it eventually grows into a strong and healthy tree. Yara and the Tawari tree have formed a strong bond and a deep friendship caring for one another. In a turn of events, Yara becomes gravely ill and there seems to be no cure. Until a medicine man uses the bark of the Tawari tree to make a special drink that cures Yara. This poignant story is about caring for our earth and the power that children have to influence change. The illustrations are lovely and the message of the story is a very important one.