01739cam a2200337 4500 546489880 TxAuBib 20200131120000.0 190220s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018037506 9781534110243 hardcover 1534110240 hardcover (OCoLC)1086386088 DLC eng rda FMG FMG OJ4 OCLCF NTG TxAuBib Gholz, Sophia M. The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren. Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2019. ©2019. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. 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. Ages: 4-8. 790L Lexile. 20200131. Payena, Yadawa 1963- Juvenile literature. Environmentalists Biography Juvenile literature. Environmentalists India Jorhat (District) Biography Juvenile literature. Foresters Biography Juvenile literature. Foresters India Jorhat (District) Biography Juvenile literature. Harren, Kayla, illustrator. TXGAI