The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng -- Sophia Gholz, Hardcover
Florida Book Award Gold Winner
Recipient of the 2019 Eureka! Honors Award Winner -Best of 2019 Kids Books - Most Inspiring CategoryAs 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.
Author: Sophia Gholz
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 3/15/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1 lbs
Size: 10.1" H x 10.2" L x 0.5" W
ISBN: 9781534110243
