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Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai And The Trees Of Kenya (2010)

by Donna Jo Napoli(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1416935053 (ISBN13: 9781416935056)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

review 1: Mama Miki is a Nobel Prize winner from Africa. She was well-known for her wisdom, and women from all over would come to her for advice.In the book, whatever the woman's problem (not enough food, need animal fodder, need a way to protect livestock) Mama Miti knew just the kind of tree they needed to grow. Eventually, her efforts helped spread trees across her country and repaired some of the effects of pollution from the environment.
review 2: Written by Donna Jo Napoli (2010) & illustrated by Kadri Nelson. This is a beautiful biography picture book about how a woman changed the lives of her people in Kenya through planting trees by the women. They rebuild their country one tree at a time. Wangari Muta Maathai was the 1st black woman to win the Nobel Peace Pr... moreize in 2004. The after pages tell more about her life and story and give a glossary for African words used in the story Beautiful illustrations which look like fabric the different people of Kenya wear. less

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