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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 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
207) Shadow Island
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With nowhere left to live after losing his parents and working his way through a long list of relatives on the mainland, Ollie finds himself at his grandpa's house in Sueño Bay, "home of the supernatural." Miserable and intending to get away from the earthquake-prone, rain-soaked island on the next bus out of town, Ollie's getaway plans are altered abruptly when he and three classmates discover something they shouldn't have in a trailer in the woods....
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"'Forest Walking' teaches you how to decode nature's signs and dive deeply into the ecosystem around you. -- What can you learn by following the spread of a root, by tasting the tip of a branch, by searching out that bitter almond smell? -- What creatures can be found in a stream if you turn over a rock -- and what is the best way to cross a forest stream? -- How can you understand a forest's history by the feel of the path underfoot, the scars on...
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What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a classic, calling to mind the tender work of Beatrix Potter.
Some say that wolves, ogres, and giant badgers live in the forest beside Arthur's house. That's why no one ever goes in there, to see what's on the other side. But one day, Arthur's dad has an idea-a magnificent idea! Build a tower to look over the...
218) The Lively Forest
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"Learn about Forests, which is written for children, and inspired by children." --
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