Wangari maathai said, trees are living symbols of peace and hope. Wangari s work, as so beautifully depicted in planting the trees of kenya, will inspire people worldwide. She was elected to kenyas national assembly in 2002. She and her mother read it together and really loved it. This true story of wangari maathai, environmentalist and winner of the nobel peace prize, is a shining example of how one womans.
Wangari maathai s most popular book is good night stories for rebel girls. After reading the stories, talk about cause and effect. As a young girl growing up in kenya, wangari was surrounded by trees. Wangari maathai has books on goodreads with 18945 ratings. Wangari maathai, nobel peace laureate this simply told story begins with green belt movement founder wangari maathais childhood at the foot of mount kenya where, as the oldest child in her family, her. Its engaging narrative and vibrant images paint a robust portrait of this inspiring champion of the land and of womens rights.
Scroll down for childrens books set in kenya, but first check out our section about childrens books about wagari maathai. Wangari maathai and the trees of kenya napoli, donna jo, nelson, kadir on. In unbowed, nobel prize winner wangari maathai recounts her extraordinary journey from her childhood in rural kenya to the world stage. The challenge for africa by wangari maathai books on.
Create text sets for elementary classrooms, homeschooling, and summer reading to help prevent the summer slide. However, once i began reading unbowed, i realized that she is about so much more than that. Pete seeger the 2004 nobel peace prize winner, wangari maathai changed the world one seed at a time. The republic of kenya is located on the eastern coast of africa and is divided into seven provinces. Her organization planted over thirty million trees in thirty years. Respect for the soil wangari muta maathai was born on april 1, 1940, in nyeri, kenya. A true story from africa, by jeanette winter harcourt childrens books, wangaris trees of peace.
Both books are wonderful and can be used in tandem to showcase wangari maathai and her incredible work. She worried as she saw the big forests disappearing, but she knew the power of a tiny seed. During the 1970s and 1980s, she came under increasing scrutiny from the government of daniel arap moi. The greta thunberg effect is creating a new library of childrens books about ecowarriors. Childrens books set in kenya click here to browse childrens books set in kenya and enjoy our special section about one of kenyas most famous citizens in the. Wangari maathai, the 2004 nobel peace prize winner whose green belt movement has planted 30 million trees in kenya, is the subject of winters the librarian of basra eloquent picture biography. A true story from africa, and planting the trees of kenya. In a village on the slopes of mount kenya, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Wangari maathai received the nobel peace prize in 2004 for her efforts to lead women in a nonviolent struggle to bring peace and democracy to africa through its reforestation.
For all our progress on the gender front, girls still need positive female role models, and wangari maathai, founder of the green belt movement and nobel prize winner is. What better way to introduce mwds new theme, branching across the world. Two new picture books about wangari maathai, who won the nobel peace prize in 2004, aim to halt that process at just the right moment of child development, when wonder and wider awareness briefly. Have the students make a chart and fill in the missing causes and effects. So wangari decides to do somethingand starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. Childrens books about wangari childrens books, children. Winter this true story of wangari maathai, environmentalist and winner of the nobel peace prize, is a shining example of how one womans passion, vision, and determination inspired great change. The challenge for africa ebook written by wangari maathai. I have long suspected that the voice to lead us forward would come out of africa, and it has.
Wangari maathais most popular book is good night stories for rebel girls. Wangari s trees of peace a paperback picture book based on the true story of wangari maathai, an environmental and political activist in kenya and winner of the nobel peace prize in 2004. Trees in multicultural childrens literature than to celebrate books about wangari maathai, whose life was made up of a series of firsts, from being the first woman in east africa to gain a phd to the first woman in the whole of africa to be awarded the nobel peace prize. Find fiction and nonfiction childrens books, activities, and educational apps about nature and the environment. A parable for the environment by michael nicoll yahgulanaas greystone, 2008 mama miti. Or click on one of the links below to go to another section of the site. About wangari maathai trees are living symbols of peace and hope. Her work was often considered both unwelcome and subversive in her own. Previous titles about maathai include wangaris trees of peace. Written by nicola rijsdijk illustrated by maya marshak in a village on the slopes of mount kenya, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother.
The trees that she and her green belt movement planted are more than symbols, they are the result of the hard work of the women she enlisted to replant kenyas forests, replenish the wildlife, and instill. Wangari maathai was a kenyan political and environmental activist and her countrys assistant minister of environment, natural resources and wildlife. Storybooks canada is a free open educational resource that promotes literacy and language learning in homes, schools, and communities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the challenge for africa. Wangari maathai changed the way the world thinks about nature, ecology, freedom, and democracy, inspiring radical efforts that continue to this day. Johnson said wangaris message led her to start green literacy, an educational consulting company that goes into schools, churches and community centers and works with childrens books as. Three of the books are targeted for younger readers from 4 or 5 to 8 years old. Not only does this book tell the journey of wangari maathai from kenya, to the us to study biology, and back to travel throughout kenya planting trees. Kenya and features a powerful african woman means it will be appreciated by anyone seeking to use childrens picture books featuring the topic of.
Wangari maathai and the trees of kenya donna jo napoli, author, kadir nelson, illustrator, illus. Wangaris work, as so beautifully depicted in planting the trees of kenya, will inspire people worldwide. 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. When maathai founded the green belt movement in 1977, she began a vital poor peoples environmental movement, focused on. Her life has involved her in politics, human rights, and womens rights, as well as environmentalism. The woman who planted millions of trees public library a lovely addition to the most inspiring picturebook biographies of cultural heroes. Wangari maathai, in full wangari muta maathai, born april 1, 1940, nyeri, kenyadied september 25, 2011, nairobi, kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 nobel prize for peace, becoming the first black african woman to win a nobel prize. Planting a path to peace brings to life the empowering story of wangari maathai, the first african woman and environmentalist, to win a nobel peace prize. Planting a path to peace, by sonia lynn sadler is an excellet introduction for kids ages 711. Introduce kids to nobel peace prize winner wangari maathai.
Wangari maathai books list of books by author wangari. While the fourth option is also a picture book entitled seeds of change. It makes 40 stories from the african storybook available with text and audio in english, french, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of canada. See all books authored by wangari maathai, including unbowed, and the challenge for africa, and more on. Wangaris gift to the world, its a bit more comprehensive than the other. Picture books about wangari maathai the new york times. My introduction to wangari maathai was through the childrens books by claire nivola and jeanette winter, which focused on her tree planting efforts.