| The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng Contributor(s): Gholz, Sophia (Author), Harren, Kayla (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1534110240 ISBN-13: 9781534110243 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Trees & Forests |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018037506 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.2" W x 10.1" (1.00 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Indian - Cultural Region - Indian - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2020 Green Earth Book Award Long list 2020 Crystal Kite Awards - Southeast Division Winner 2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award List Notable Social Studies Trade Books list - Winning Title 2019 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winning Title Florida Book Award Gold Winner Recipient of the 2019 Eureka Honors Award Winner -Best of 2019 Kids Books - Most Inspiring Category 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. |