Description
Trees dont grow on sandbars . . . but a boy from India grew a forest.
What can one person do in the face of global environmental degradation? Indian Jadav Payeng has proven that each and every one of us can make a difference. As a boy, he began planting trees on a sandbank in the state of Assam. Nobody believed that he would succeed in doing so. But since 1979, a forest the size of Central Park has emerged, offering a home to countless animals and plants. It was not until 2007 that a photographer accidentally discovered the forest and made Payeng known to the world beyond India.
Rina Singh has sensitively retraced the story of young Jadav. In Ishita Jains picture book debut as illustrator, readers feel immersed in the spectacular habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.
Author: Rina Singh
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Northsouth Books
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.43w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780735845053
Language: English
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