She Persisted: Wangari Maathai by Chelsea Clinton - ISBN: 9780593353585
Paperback
Kenyan woman plants seeds of change, winning a Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Paperback

    80 pages

  • Release Date

    15 February 2022

Summary

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including Wangari Maathai!

In this chapter book biography by critically acclaimed author Eucabeth Odhiambo, readers learn about the amazing life of Wangari Maathai—and how she persisted.

When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was fro…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593353585
ISBN-10:0593353587
Author:Chelsea Clinton, Eucabeth Odhiambo, Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Philomel Books,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:15 February 2022
Weight:79g
Dimensions:194mm x 133mm x 6mm
Series:She Persisted
About The Author

Chelsea Clinton

Eucabeth Odhiambo is a professor of education at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. As a classroom teacher, she has taught every grade between kindergarten and middle school. Her first novel, Auma’s Long Run, was inspired by her experience growing up in Kenya in the 80s and 90s.

Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted- 13 American Women Who Changed the World; She Persisted Around the World- 13 Women Who Changed History; She Persisted in Sports- American Olympians Who Changed the Game; Don’t Let Them Disappear- 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe; It’s Your World- Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!; Start Now!- You Can Make a Difference; with Hillary Clinton, Grandma’s Gardens and Gutsy Women; and, with Devi Sridhar, Governing Global Health- Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren.

Gillian Flint is an illustrator who has a passion for painting in watercolors. She has been drawing and creating characters for as long as she can remember. Her work has been published in the USA, the UK and Australia. In her spare time she enjoys reading and gardening at her home in the UK.

Alexandra Boiger has illustrated nearly twenty picture books, including the She Persisted series by by Chelsea Clinton; the popular Tallulah series by Marilyn Singer; and the Max and Marla books, which she also wrote. Originally from Munich, Germany, she now lives outside of San Francisco, California, with her husband, Andrea; daughter, Vanessa; and two cats, Luiso and Winter.

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