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The boy who grew a forest : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Sophia M. Gholz ; illustrated by Kayla Harren.

Gholz, Sophia M., (author.). Harren, Kayla, (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1534110240
  • ISBN: 9781534110243
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8.
790L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 507521.
Awards Note:
Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2020.
Subject:
Pāẏeṅa, Yādawa, 1963- > Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists > India > Jorhāt (District) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Foresters > India > Jorhāt (District) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 45 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 53 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library JUV BIO PAY (Text) 37810435697791 Juvenile Biography Available -
Alleghany Public Library JB PAYENG (Text) 40599001151722 Juvenile Biography Available -
Anderson Creek School Media Center J 921 PAYENA Gho (Text) 30494472 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Anderson Creek School Media Center J 921 PAYENA Gho (Text) 30494473 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library J B Payeng J (Text) 38344101709770 Juvenile Biography Available -
Black Mountain Library j634.9509 GHO (Text) 0020512593979 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library J B PAYENG (Text) 37807000036098 Juvenile Biography Available -
Canton Library J333.95 Gholz (Text) 33115007700302 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Columbus Library E 634 GHO (Text) 31250200084105 Easy Nonfiction Checked out 08/26/2026
Cumberland Headquarters JB PAYENG (Text) 31781065281352 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -