Wangari Maathai: Get to Know the Woman Who Planted Trees to Bring Change

by Lisa A Crayton and Lisa A. Crayton

Book Overview

Wangari Maathai was a fierce protector of the environment and a couragous advocate for women's rights, especially in her native country of Kenya. Her journey from a girl of rural Africa to college professor, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate shows readers how little things can bring about big change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149666583X
• ISBN13: 9781496665836
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6