Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai

by Jennifer Swanson

Book Overview

Have you ever tried to come up with ways to solve a problem in your community? Wangari Maathai worked to solve an environmental crisis and help people at the same time.

When Maathai was young, it was unusual for girls in Kenya to go to school, but she was determined to learn more about science and nature. As an adult, she noticed that people were cutting down too many trees. Maathai knew that forest loss was bad for the health of the environment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541512154
• ISBN13: 9781541512153
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6