This heartwarming story captures the true story of a boy's quest to grow a forest. With beautiful watercolor based illustrations, this book captures the serene aspects of nature and the impact that one person can make.
Trees don’t grow on sandbars . . . but a boy from India grew a forest.
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 Jain's picture book debut as illustrator, readers feel immersed in the spectacular habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
