false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213110318m/2380834.jpg 2380834 1 <div><div>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?<br><br><br><br>Bill McKibben, author of <i>The End of Nature</i>, says: &#8220;Wangari Maathai&#8217;s epic story has never been told better&#8212;everyone who reads this book will want to plant a tree!&#8221;<br><br><br><br>With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman&#8217;s effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. An author&#8217;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.<br><br></div></div> 2387846 book 1 4 2008 Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai total:59|5:25|4:23|3:10|2:1|1:0| 59 249 98 26 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 16:49:56 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 08:38:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 15:09:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 16:00:16 -0700 2009 Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai offers early elementary-aged children a powerful introduction to Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her work founding the Green Belt Movement of Kenya. Exquisitely illustrated with finely detailed and brightly-hued, ful...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:35:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:36:21 -0700 2009 Wangari Maathai grew up on a farm in Kenya where the trees were green and the streams were clear. But when she came back from college in the United States, she found that most of the trees had been cut down. Instead of small farms there were large plantations growing tea to export. But without...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 25 17:07:02 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 17:33:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 18:36:37 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 18:38:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 23:53:40 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 23:55:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 18:25:54 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 18:27:29 -0700 2008
In a simple, straightforward style, Nivola tells how the growing population of farming people in the ne...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 09 16:32:42 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 16:52:47 -0700 2009 This book is long for a picture book and I would recommend it for gr 2-5 readers as in intro to environmental action.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:03:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:04:28 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:44:30 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:46:47 -0700 2009 ALA ALSC Notable 2009]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 13:07:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:22:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 11:02:57 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 11:07:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:47:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:53:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 02 11:44:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:44:41 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 08 13:13:21 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 13:13:49 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 13:37:44 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 13:44:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 12:40:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 19:11:51 -0700 2008 author's note. nice. hope ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 31 18:01:28 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 18:17:38 -0700 2008 Historical notes at the end.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 14:15:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 14:17:02 -0700 2008 An excellent title, and it even conveys important messages!]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 13:28:59 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 17:01:17 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2380834