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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Claire A. Nivola, Claire A. Nivola (Illustrator)Series:Frances Foster BooksAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2008-04-01Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374399184ISBN-10:374399182UPC:9780374399184Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Science & NatureBook Topic:Women, Africa, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionAward:2008 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction Award|2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner - Bks for Younger Children Award|2009 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2011 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 AwardSize:9.24 x 10.92 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCWEWTQ74C

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374399184ISBN-10:374399182UPC:9780374399184Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Science & NatureBook Topic:Women, Africa, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionAward:2008 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction Award|2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner - Bks for Younger Children Award|2009 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2011 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 AwardSize:9.24 x 10.92 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCWEWTQ74C

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.


Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

Awards

🏆 2008 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction Award|2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner - Bks for Younger Children Award|2009 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2011 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award

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