The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng
Sophia M. Gholz (Author), Kayla Harren (Illustrator)
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
Print Book, English, 2019
Sleeping Bear Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2019