This picture book which was published in April 2008, is the story of Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The book describes how Maathai returned to her native Kenya to find the land bare, the people hungry, the trees gone, and the streams empty. Using her biology background she taught the women to plant and care for trees that eventually led to the revitalization of her homeland. This would be a great book to show students that one person can make a difference.
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