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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.