The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
Sophia Gholz2020 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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 03/15/2019
ISBN: 9781534110243
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.30d
Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 125
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2019
Shelf Awareness 03/19/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 507521 / Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5