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- Maathai, Wangari--Juvenile literature
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)--Juvenile literature
- Tree planters (Persons)--Kenya--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Kenya--Juvenile literature
- Women conservationists--Kenya--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women politicians--Kenya--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Title Statement | Planting the trees of Kenya: the story of Wangari Maathai / Claire A. Nivola. |
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Author | Nivola, Claire A |
Publication | New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux,2008. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
ISBN | 9780374399184 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr00568041 |
General Notes | "Frances Foster books." |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | Presents the story of Wangari Maathai who left Kenya to go to college in America. When she returned home she was struck by how the clearing of land had harmed both the land and the people of Kenya. She started a movement to reforest the nation. |
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By Topic | Tree planters (Persons)--Biography--Juvenile literature--Kenya |
Women conservationists--Biography--Juvenile literature--Kenya | |
Women politicians--Biography--Juvenile literature--Kenya | |
By Name | Maathai, Wangari |
Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)--Juvenile literature | |
By Location | Kenya--Juvenile literature |
By Genre | Biographies |
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