The Forest Keeper– The true story of Jadav Payeng
Rina Singh
Pub Date 18 Apr 2023
NorthSouth Books Inc., NorthSouth Books
Children's Nonfiction
I am reviewing a copy of The Forest Keeper-The true story of Jadav Payeng and Netgalley:
Can one person make a difference in the face 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. 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.
In this beautifully written and illustrated book Rita Singh retraces the story of young Jadav. In Ishita Jain's picture book debut as illustrator, readers feel immersed in the spectacular habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.
I give The Forest Keeper five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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