Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
by Rebel Girls
Pub Date 07 Feb 2023
Rebel Girls
Biographies & Memoirs | Children's Nonfiction | Middle Grade
I am reviewing a copy of Dr.Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest through Rebel Girls and Netgalley:
Wangari' home was in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into
the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. She spent all day playing beneath a fig tree, and at night she and her family gather around fire with her family to listen to her mother’s stories.
After Wangari grows up and goes away to school, things start changing at home. Farmers were chopping down trees, and landslides bury the stream. The soil becomes so overworked and dry that nothing will grow. As a result people go hungry. After all her studies, Dr. Wangari Maathai realizes there is a simple solution to these problems: plant a forest full of trees.
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest is the story of environmentalist and activist Dr. Wangari Maathai, who became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. It's also a story about the importance of making your voice heard, and using that voice to protect the natural world.
I give Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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