Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

â€œNelsonâ€™s pictures, a jaw-dropping union of African textiles collaged with oil paintings, brilliantly capture the villagersâ€™ clothing and the greening landscapeâ€¦This is, in a word, stunning.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

â€œNelsonâ€™s (We Are the Ship) breathtaking portraits of Maathai often have a beatific quality; bright African textiles represent fields, mountains, and Maathaiâ€™s beloved treesâ€¦Napoli (The Earth Shook) creates a vivid portrait of the community from which Maathaiâ€™s tree-planting mission grows.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

â€œA beautiful introduction for children just learning about the Greenbelt Movement.â€ â€”School Library Journal

Anne Izard Storytellersâ€™ Choice Award
CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
CCBC Choices (Cooperative Childrenâ€™s Book Council)
California Collections
NAACP Image Award Nominee

Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as â€œMama Miti,â€ who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization that has empowered many people to mobilize and combat deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Today more than 30 million trees have been planted throughout Mama Mitiâ€™s native Kenya, and in 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Muta Maathai has changed Kenya tree by treeâ€”and with each page turned, children will realize their own ability to positively impact the future.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber FBA-|289866
ReleaseDate 2010-01-05
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781416935056

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|289866
ReleaseDate	2010-01-05
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781416935056

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

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