Details the incredible life of Wangari Maatthai, a Kenyan native who dedicated her life to healing the land. Our favorite quotes, “She was confident that planting trees would heal the land” (p35). “Life for Kikuyu revolved around nature” (p4). And "the children were encouraged to play in the rain and hailstorms because it was believed that the rain would make them grow the way it made plants grow" (p13).

A young girl from Kenya grows up surrounded by green trees. She leaves home to study in America -- and when she returns many of the trees are gone.

A brief introduction to the environmentalist Wangari Maathai, starting with her love of trees.

Meet the Kenyan environmentalist who paid women to plant trees and often clashed with the government over these two very radical ideas. Available for FREE on ComCat (Massachusetts Library Catalog)

Professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud shares her story.

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