The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng /
Gholz, Sophia M.,
The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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.
Ages: 4-8.
9781534110243 1534110240
2018037506
Pāẏeṅa, Yādawa, 1963- --Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Foresters--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists--India--Jorhāt (District)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Foresters--India--Jorhāt (District)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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.
Ages: 4-8.
9781534110243 1534110240
2018037506
Pāẏeṅa, Yādawa, 1963- --Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Foresters--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists--India--Jorhāt (District)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Foresters--India--Jorhāt (District)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.