Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest
"Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her m...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, California :
Timbuktu Labs, Inc.,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Rebel girls
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| Summary: | "Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream. The soil becomes overworked and dry, and nothing will grow. People go hungry. After all her studies, Dr. Wangari Maathai realizes there is a simple solution to these problems: plant a forest full of trees."--Page [4] of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781733329217 1733329218 |
| Author Notes: | We believe in empowering girls to dream big, that amplifying stories of real-life women can lead to a more equal world, and that girls can and should do everything! |
