The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 1534110240
- 9781534110243
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- Environmentalists -- Biography
- GE56.P39 G46 2019
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | SB63.P39 G46 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800179913 |
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.