num_pages: 32
description: As a boy Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo grew over the years into 1300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payengand reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
language: English
title: The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
publisher: Sleeping Bear Press