
111 Trees
How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl
Rina Singh(Author)
Kids Can Press
Published on 6. October 2020
Book
Hardback
36 pages
978-1-5253-0120-9 (ISBN)
Description
A boy grows up to make positive change in his community.After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar's plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive.Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
West Toronto
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 5 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5253-0120-9 (9781525301209)
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Persons
Rina Singh was born in India and immigrated to Canada, where she received her MFA in creative writing from Concordia University and a teaching degree from McGill University. She is an internationally published author and has written many critically acclaimed books for children. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband.