Wangari Maathai : the woman who planted millions of trees / Franck Prévot ; illustrated by Aurélia Fronty ; translated by Dominique Clément.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First US editionDescription: 45 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cmISBN:- 1-58089-627-8
- 9781580896276
- 9781580896269
- Wangari Maathai. English
- GE56.M33 P7413 2015
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | SB63.M22 P74 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800178337 |
Translation of: Wangari Maathai, la femme qui plantait des millions d'arbres (Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France : Éditions Rue du monde, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references (page 45).
Compared with other books for young readers about Kenyan environmental leader Wangari Maathai, this has more detail about how colonial rule and racism influenced Maathai's story, as well as the power of education in her life. (Miller Library Staff)
Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts to lead women in a nonviolent struggle to bring peace and democracy to Africa through its reforestation. Her organization planted over thirty million trees in thirty years. This beautiful picture book tells the story of an amazing woman and an inspiring idea.--
Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).
Translated from the French by Dominique Clément.