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Beschreibung
A boy grows up to make positive change in his [...] 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 [...] to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.
A boy grows up to make positive change in his [...] 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 [...] to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.
Über den Autor
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.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781525301209
ISBN-10: 1525301209
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Singh, Rina
Illustrator: Ferrer, Marianne
Hersteller: Kids Can Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 259 x 230 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Rina Singh
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,436 kg
Artikel-ID: 117880669