Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

by Donna Jo Napoli

Book Overview

NAACP Image Award Nominee

"In a word, stunning." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416935053
• ISBN13: 9781416935056
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 12.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3