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Wangari Maathai
- Title
- Wangari Maathai / written by Eucabeth Odhiambo ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.
- Author
- Odhiambo, Eucabeth A.
- Publication
- New York : Philomel, 2022.
- ©2022
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 23-1943 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Flint, Gillian
- Description
- 59 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment--and she received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work"--
- Series Statement
- She persisted
- Uniform Title
- She persisted (Philomel Books)
- Subject
- Maathai, Wangari > Juvenile literature
- Maathai, Wangari
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) > Juvenile literature
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)
- Environmentalists > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Tree planters (Persons) > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Women conservationists > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Women politicians > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Women Nobel Prize winners > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Environmentalists
- Tree planters (Persons)
- Women conservationists
- Women Nobel Prize winners
- Women politicians
- Kenya
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Title page.
- "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-59).
- Contents
- Born to the land -- Glorified slaves -- Growing minds like trees -- Trees to the rescue -- Tree battles -- Growing trees to victory -- You can persist.
- Call Number
- JFD 23-1943
- ISBN
- 9780593353561
- 0593353560
- 9780593353585
- 0593353587
- LCCN
- 2021953151
- OCLC
- 1293236101
- Author
- Odhiambo, Eucabeth A., author.
- Title
- Wangari Maathai / written by Eucabeth Odhiambo ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.
- Publisher
- New York : Philomel, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- She persistedShe persisted (Philomel Books)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-59).
- Added Author
- Flint, Gillian, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 23-1943