The People Who Hugged the Trees
Deborah Lee Rose
Paperback
(Harcourt Brace Javanovich, March 15, 1993)
The People Who Hugged Trees" is a 300-year-old story about Amrita Devi and her fellow villagers who defied authority to protect their trees. Adapted by Deborah Lee Rose from a story of Rajasthan, India, this story is first about a girl who loves the trees, then when grown, a woman who does what is needed to keep the trees.