xavier_b

I'm trying to track down a book I read as a child around 10 years ago. I don't remember many of the details, other than that it was illustrated, about a boy who discovered a new and strange species of plant that was tall and reedlike, and extremely useful. He used it to build a sort of village, and could eat it, and use it as medicine or to keep away mosquitoes etc. If anyone has an idea of what this book could be it would be a great help!