"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 plants. It was not until 2007 that a photographer accidentally discovered the forest and made Payeng known to the world beyond India." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Biography/Autobiography
- Settings
- Asia
- Ethnicity
- Indian
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Race / Culture
- Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator shares race/culture AND ethnicity/tribal nation/homeland with main characters
