The Forest Keeper
Written by Rina Singh
illustrated by Ishita Jain
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.
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Reviews
It's the perfect book to inspire more of us to act, in big ways or small ways, and truly create change
-Kara Cybanski
This story feels almost magical, but is all the more wondrous because it is real!
-Alana Haley
Singh inspires with this biography of Jadav Payeng.
-Publishers Weekly