Eight-year-old Omar Castillo fulfills his dream of visiting the endangered rainforest of southern Mexico and wins an audience with the president of Mexico to express his concern.

• ISBN: 9780912078946
• Author: Zak, Monica
• Illustrator: Runnerstrom, Bengt-Arne
• Published: 1992 , Volcano Press
• Themes: Ecology, environmental issues, Rainforests
• Descriptors: Mexico, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 31