Planting Trees Of Kenya Wangari Maathai PB Scholastic Biography Multicultural

Softcover Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola, Scholastic school‑market edition published by arrangement with Farrar, Straus and Giroux (ISBN 978‑0‑545‑27397‑8). This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book tells how Wangari Maathai returned to a deforested Kenya, founded the Green Belt Movement, and inspired thousands of women, children, and even soldiers to plant millions of trees that restored the land and helped earn her the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Book is in good preowned condition with light cover and edge wear from reading and storage; pages are clean and firmly bound with no major writing or tears noted—please see photos for the exact copy you will receive.  Features Title: Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. Author/illustrator: Claire A. Nivola. Original publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hardcover first edition 2008. This edition: Scholastic Inc. softcover, printed in the U.S.A. ISBN‑13: 978‑0‑545‑27397‑8; ISBN‑10: 0‑545‑27397‑8. Format: Large softcover picture book, unpaged (about 32 pages). Genre: Nonfiction biography / environmental history. Age range: roughly 6–9 years, grades 2–4, Lexile around 1030L. Themes: reforestation, environmental activism, Nobel Peace Prize, women’s leadership, Kenya. Includes author’s note and contextual information on the Green Belt Movement.