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Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand
Jennifer Bradbury
Illustrator: Sam Boughton
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum
ISBN: 978-1-4814-8182-3
Keywords: art, homesickness, Partitioning (India and Pakistan), gardening, growing
A man creates a sculpture garden in the jungle to remind him of the childhood home he had to leave following India's partitioning. Vibrant digital illustrations, timeline, afterword.