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Nivola, Claire A.

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

32 pp. | Farrar/Foster | April, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-39918-4 $16.95
(2) K-3 After five years away from Kenya, Maathai returns to a despoiled homeland. She rallies women to plant trees, and the movement spreads. Maathai's words, deftly inserted, help explain her achievement. Nivola's writing, in turn, has the simple eloquence of a traditional tale, and her absorbing images--sweeping views of the countryside with miniature human figures--are reminiscent of folk paintings. Bib.
Reviewer: Barbara Bader | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008

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