Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages
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Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When Wangari returned home from college in America, she found the village gardens dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people?

Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, says: "Wangari Maathai's epic story has never been told better—everyone who reads this book will want to plant a tree!"

With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman's effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. An author's note provides further information about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement. In keeping with the theme of the story, the book is printed on recycled paper.

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User Review  - HeidiJones - LibraryThing

This was a book that I just happened to grab while walking through the library one day. This was a great book to read since I have been reading informational books that center around standing up for ... Read full review

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User Review  - kwolinski - LibraryThing

This book is based on the real story of Wangari Maathai. Wangari is in the U. S. and learns of the destruction of her home in Kenya. Saddened by this, she returns home to help. She helped plant trees ... Read full review

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About the author (2008)

CLAIRE A. NIVOLA has written and/or illustrated several books, including The Mouse of Amherst, written by Elizabeth Spires, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. She lives in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

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TitlePlanting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Frances Foster Books
AuthorClaire A. Nivola
Illustrated byClaire A. Nivola
Editionillustrated
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedDec 14, 2010
Length32 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / General
Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World / General
Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Africa
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Africa
Juvenile Nonfiction / Recycling & Green Living
Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
  
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