The Forest Keeper– The true story of Jadav Payeng
by Rina Singh
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Pub Date Apr 18 2023 | Archive Date Jan 24 2023
NorthSouth Books Inc. | NorthSouth Books
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Description
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.
Rina Singh has sensitively retraced 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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780735845053 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 40 |
Featured Reviews
Educator 499540
This story can be used in many different classroom discussions. Perseverance, geography, and autobiographical to name a few. I enjoyed this story so much and even loved the ending where more info about Jadav is given. The illustration are absolutely stunning. I think classrooms could use this for very meaningful conversations.
Literaturely S, Reviewer
We love nonfiction books here in our home and this one is nothing short of a treasure!
In this story, Jadav first became concerned when hundreds of water snakes washed ashore where they shriveled and died in the hot sun.
After this unsettling experience, he went first to the elders of his tribe then to the forest department where he was told “Go plant them yourself!”.
So he did. And he never stopped.
Each day 16-year old Jadav planted, watered and tended to his trees.
Jadav’s pride can be felt through the text as we’re told he saw and felt his forest come alive when the birds came and the many animals like tigers, rhinos, wild boar and rabbits wandered his forest.
The forest he grew from a single bag of bamboo seedlings is now the size of Central Park in New York City!
This book is an inspirational spark for children to go out and solve world issues..to be young change makers. Immediately after reading my daughter wanted to discuss ways we can not only help the environment, but help with other issues, beginning with our community. That's priceless to me!
We cannot wait to add a physical copy to our home library!
Thank you Rina Singh for taking the time to research and mastermind this beautiful story! Thank you to NorthSouth Books for this Advance Read Copy!
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