Rina Sigh Bücher

Was kann eine einzelne Person angesichts der weltweiten Umweltzerstörung schon ausrichten? Der Inder Jadav Payeng hat bewiesen, dass jeder Einzelne von uns eine ganze Menge bewirken kann. Als Junge begann er, auf einer Sandbank im Bundesstaat Assam Bäume zu pflanzen. Niemand glaubte, dass er damit Erfolg haben würde. Doch seit 1979 ist so ein Wald von der Fläche des Central Park entstanden, der unzähligen Tieren und Pflanzen eine Heimat bietet. Erst 2007 entdeckte ein Fotograf den Wald zufällig und machte Payeng über Indien hinaus bekannt. Rina Singh hat die Geschichte des Jungen Jadav einfühlsam nacherzählt. Ishita Jain entdeckten wir auf der Illustrators Wall der Kinderbuchmesse in Bologna. Ihr Stil erschien uns für die wuchernde Vegetation in der Geschichte ideal. In ihrem Bilderbuch-Debüt lässt sie uns nun in einen spektakulären Lebensraum eintauchen, dessen Existenz an ein wahr gewordenes Wunder grenzt.

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.

An American farm boy and a German city boy grow up to fulfill their dreams of becoming pilots, and when World War II breaks out, they have a remarkable meeting in the skies over Germany. Includes facts about the incident on which the story is based and the friendship that followed.

Illustrated with stunning cut paper art, these seven poetic vignettes capture true stories of courage, hope, and resilience from around the world. In Imagine A Garden, award-winning children's author Rina Singh shares seven real-life stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their communities amidst war, poverty, and violence. With vivid, textured images from celebrated Iranian illustrator Hoda Hadadi, this powerful picture book is: A celebration of everyday heroes and how they make their communities a better place A teaching tool for facilitating difficult but hopeful conversations about conflict in our world, and the people who are making a difference in their own way For kids ages 6 to 10, Imagine A Garden reimagines our complex world through the lens of love and compassion.

Recounts the true story of Jadav Payeng, who, as a boy, grew a forest in the state of Assam, which offered a home to countless plants and animals and became an extraordinary habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.