Baobab

in jungles

on plains

in deserts

on mountains

leaves

trunks

branches

flowers

used the baobab leaves for milk

cut the wood from the baobab to build houses

made tree houses in the baobab branches

lived inside the baobab trunks

to help sore bones

to cure stomachaches

to lower a fever

to ease a toothache

roots

bark

leaves

fruit

stems grow and attach to each other to form a ring

branches spread out to look like roots

soft wood is filled with water

tree can grow taller than a building

The places they live are getting too dry.

Bats are drinking all the nectar from the flowers.

People use the trees for homes and barns.

The Earth is getting warmer.

Baobabs can grow taller than a five-story building.

Baobabs have fruit that people use to make drinks and ice cream.

Baobabs help people and animals living in the African savanna.

Baobabs have hollow trunks that give shelter to many animals.

to answer a question about how the baobab became so strange looking

to describe the many different animals that use the baobab

to persuade readers that the baobab should be protected

to explain what the baobab is and how it is important