Library's review
Wangari Maathai has devoted her life to her native Kenya, teaching her compatriots to nourish and care for the land that sustains them. Beautiful prose and illustrations capture her courage, persistence, and inspiration. Author’s Note.
Genres
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2008), Edition: First, 32 pages
Description
"This is the story of Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari came home from college to find the streams dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people?"--Jacket.
Awards
Parents' Choice Book Award (2008)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2010-2011)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2010)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Winner — 2009)
Children's Africana Book Award (Honor Book — 2009)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — 2009)
Green Earth Book Award (Winner — Picture Book — 2009)
CCBC Choices (2009)
Notable Children's Book (2009)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2009)
Teacher Favorites Award (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Pages
32
Physical description
32 p.; 10.97 inches
ISBN
0374399182 / 9780374399184
DDC/MDS
| 333.72092 |
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