A Tirio Indian boy living in the jungles of the Amazon dreams of one day becoming a tribal shaman--who pass their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The boy and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest. Full-color illustrations.
For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day being the tribal shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest.