Bibliograph

Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest, text, Corinne Purtill ; cover and illustrations, Eugenia Mello

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Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest, text, Corinne Purtill ; cover and illustrations, Eugenia Mello

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest

Oclc number

1140971807

Responsibility statement

text, Corinne Purtill ; cover and illustrations, Eugenia Mello

Series statement

Rebel girls

Summary

"Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream. The soil becomes overworked and dry, and nothing will grow. People go hungry. After all her studies, Dr. Wangari Maathai realizes there is a simple solution to these problems: plant a forest full of trees."--Page [4] of cover

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Doctor Wangari Maathai plants a forestPlants a forest

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