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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

Napoli, Donna Jo
Nelson, Kadir

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General Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN10: 1416935053
ISBN13: 9781416935056
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
Published: Jan 5 2010
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.41 Width: 9.44 Depth: 12.36
Language: English
Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award
An NAACP Image Award Nominee
In a word, stunning. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The inspiring true story of environmental activist Mama Miti comes to vivid life in this nonfiction picture book featuring illustrations by Kadir Nelson, winner of the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement!

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.

Today, more than 30 million trees have been planted throughout Mama Miti'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 tree--and with each page turned, children will realize their own ability to positively impact the future.

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