by Sophia Gholz (Author), Kayla Harren (Illustrator)
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.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.1 x 10.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 15, 2019
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5