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111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (Citizen Kid series)
Rina Singh
Illustrator: Marianne Ferrer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 978-1-5253-0120-9
Keywords: Environmental change, India, Feminism, Ecofeminism
An Indian father honors his dead daughter by encouraging neighbors to plant trees and educate girls. Paint and graphite illustrations show an emerging green village. Back matter.