Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai
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Author
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780374399184 (hardback)
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Public Library - Children's Room | E B Maa | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374399184 (hardback)
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.9, 1 Points
Level 5.9, 1 Points
Notes
Description
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? With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman's effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. --Goodreads.
Differentiable Local note
NHSL Children's Book Review - May 2008, N15
Subjects
LC Subjects
Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) -- Juvenile literature.
Maathai, Wangari -- Juvenile literature.
Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women politicians -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Maathai, Wangari -- Juvenile literature.
Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women politicians -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nivola, C. A. (2008). Planting the trees of Kenya: the story of Wangari Maathai . Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nivola, Claire A. 2008. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nivola, Claire A. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nivola, Claire A. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008.
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