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The forest keeper : the true story of Jadav Payeng Cover Image Book

The forest keeper : the true story of Jadav Payeng / by Rina Singh ; illustrated by Ishita Jain.

Singh, Rina, 1955- (author.). Jain, Ishita, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Recounts the true story of Jadav Payeng, who, as a boy, grew a forest in the state of Assam, which offered a home to countless plants and animals and became an extraordinary habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0735845050
  • ISBN: 9780735845053
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : North South, 2023.

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Target Audience Note:
750L Lexile

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Subject:
Pāẏeṅa, Yādawa, 1963- > Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists > India > Jorhāt (District) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Foresters > India > Jorhāt (District) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Forests and forestry > India > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Picture books.

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  • 4 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Old Fort Branch Library JUV BIO PAY (Text) 37810435655682 Juvenile Biography Checked out 08/22/2026
Henderson Main Branch PAYENA (Text) 33258010270346 Juvenile Biography Available -
Jackson County Public Library JB PAYENG (Text) 39493109462392 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Louisburg - Main Branch JB/PAYENG (Text) 72350000125768 Juvenile Biography Checked out 08/18/2026
Morganton Public Library J B PAYENA (Text) 33557004574497 Juvenile Biography Available -
North Regional Library JB PAYENA (Text) 31781068690047 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -