The Boy Who Grew a Forest Hardcover Book

The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadev Payeng

by Sophia Gholz, Kayla Harren (illustrator)

As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India’s Brahmaputra River. He began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into a 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 of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.

 Florida Book Award Gold Winner

Recipient of the 2019 Eureka!

Honors Award Winner -Best of 2019 Kids Books – Most Inspiring Category

• Printed In the USA by Sleeping Bear Press
• Reading Level: Grade 1
• Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
• 32 pages 
• Dimensions: 10 x 10
  
• Hardcover Book