Planting Peace
The Story of Wangari Maathai
$29.56
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2021
Summary
This is the inspiring story of Wangari Maathai, women’s rights activist and one of the first environmental warriors. Overcoming great obstacles, Wangari began the Green Belt Movement in Kenya in the 1960s, which focused on planting trees, environmental conservation and women’s rights. She inspired thousands across Africa to plant 30 million trees in 30 years, saving many from hunger and poverty. Her remarkable story of courage and determination shows how just one person can change the world.<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526311412 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526311410 |
| Author: | Gwendolyn Hooks, Margaux Carpentier |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Wayland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 238mm x 294mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-11 |
Gwendolyn Hooks
Gwendolyn Hooks (Author)
Gwendolyn Hooks is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Hooks was born in Savannah, Georgia, and thanks to her Air Force dad, she also lived in Texas and Washington in the United States, and Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion to write books for children. Since then she has written several popular early readers for Stone Arch Books (Capstone), Just for You! (Scholastic), and Bebop Books’ (Lee & Low). Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband.
Margaux Carpentier (Illustrator)
Margaux Carpentier is a painter and illustrator based in London. She works on all kind of projects, ranging from illustrated books to large scale painting and murals, and sometimes even sculptures.
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