Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

FROM SARAH:

This warm, lyrical story is inspired by Wangari Maatha, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Kadir Nelson’s oil paintings are combined with African textile collage, filling every page with color, dignity, and light. Check out the glossary of Kenyan trees at the end!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as "Mama Miti," 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.

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