111 Trees by Rina Singh
What a cool, inspiring book. Singh relays the true story of a man who took a tragedy and used it to inspire his village to show it's love for it's daughters. It's the perfect intersection of learning to value girls and protecting the environment, even rehabbing land that seemed irreparably destroyed. I loved the idea that by tying the trees to the children the people are more motivated to take care of those trees. That neglecting their care is akin to neglecting the children. And then we see how this one action, this wild and extreme movement, has a rippling affect on the entire community. It affects the environment of course. Their physical health. But it also affects how they interact with one another. A wonderful object lesson on the power of a single action for young readers.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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