Mama Miti Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya
The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
| Main Author: | Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- |
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| Other Authors: | Nelson, Kadir. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| Item Description: |
"A Paula Wiseman book." |
| Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm. |
| Audience: |
004-008. |
| Awards: |
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011 |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781416935056 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1416935053 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
In the area of linguistics, she has authored five books, co-authored six books, edited one book, and co-edited five books. She is also a published poet and co-editor of four volumes of poetry. Her first middle grade novel, Soccer Shock, was published in 1991. Her other novels include the Zel, Beast, The Wager, Lights on the Nile, Skin, Storm, Hidden, and Dark Shimmer. She is also the author of several picture books including Flamingo Dream, The Wishing Club: A Story About Fractions, Corkscrew Counts: A Story About Multiplication, The Crossing, A Single Pearl, and Hands and Hearts. She has received several awards including the New Jersey Reading Association's M. Jerry Weiss Book Award for The Prince of the Pond and the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water. (Bowker Author Biography) |