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Wangari's trees of peace a true story from Africa

This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.

Main Author: Winter, Jeanette.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Orlando [Fla.] : Harcourt, 2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Maathai, Wangari > Juvenile nonfiction.
Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) > Juvenile nonfiction.
Tree planters (Persons) > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile.
Women conservationists > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile.
Women politicians > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile.
Summary: This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN: 9780152065454 (reinforced)
0152065458 (reinforced)
Author Notes: Jeanette Winter has written and/or illustrated over a dozen children's books, including "Calavera Abecedario" and "The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq," as well as biographies of Diego Rivera, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georgia O'Keeffe among others.

Winter is celebrated for her distinctive painting style, picture design, and usage of brilliant colors. She has received the American Illustrators Guild Award twice.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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