Description: Wangari Maathai : The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees, Paperback by Prevot, Franck; Fronty, Aurelia (ILT), ISBN 1580896278, ISBN-13 9781580896276, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US “Trees are living symbols of peace and hope.” –Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate
Wangari Maathai changed the way the world thinks about nature, ecology, freedom, and democracy, inspiring radical efforts that continue to this simply told story begins with Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathai’s childhood at the foot of Mount Kenya where, as the oldest child in her family, her responsibility was to stay home and help her mother. When the chance to go to school presented itself, she seized it with both hands. She traveled to the US to study, where she saw that even in the land of the free, black people were not welcome.
Returning home, Wangari was determined to help her people and her country. She recognized that deforestation and urbanization was at the root of her country’s troubles. Her courage and confidence carried her through adversity to found a movement for peace, reconciliation, and healing.
AurĂ©lia Fronty’s beautiful illustrations show readers the color and diversity of Wangari’s Africa—the green trees and the flowering trees full of birds, monkeys, and other animals; the roots that dig deep into the earth; and the people who work and live on the land.
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Book Title: Wangari Maathai : the Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public Policy / Regional Planning, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Item Height: 0.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Political Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.9 in
Author: Franck Prevot
Item Width: 10 in
Format: Trade Paperback