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The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1534110240
  • 9781534110243
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GE56.P39 G46 2019
Subject: This is a glowingly illustrated biography of Jadav Payeng, who planted a 1,300-acre forest in the Brahmaputra River region of India. (Miller Library Staff)Subject: As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection SB63.P39 G46 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800179913
Total holds: 0

This is a glowingly illustrated biography of Jadav Payeng, who planted a 1,300-acre forest in the Brahmaputra River region of India. (Miller Library Staff)

As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.

Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).

Ages: 4-8.

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