The Forest Keeper–The True Story of Jadav Payeng General Biographies for Children expertly blending realism and the

expertly blending realism and the speculative

With a slyly informative text and illustrations that will crack readers up

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a Magical Fortress made of blankets

The Forest Keeper–The True Story of Jadav Payeng General Biographies for Children expertly blending realism and theTrees dont grow on sandbars . . . but a boy from India grew a forest. What can one person do in the face of global environmental degradation? 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