Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest: Rebel Girls

by Rebel Girls Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Overview

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist from Kenya.

Wangari lives in a magical place in rural Kenya where the soil is rich for planting, the trees abundant, and the nearby pond full of mysterious creatures. She drinks from cool, clean streams and plays beneath her favorite fig tree under her mother's watchful gaze.

Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream. The pond dries up. The soil becomes overworked, dry, and unusable for planting. And people go hungry. Dr. Wangari Maathai has a simple solution to all of these problems: plant trees.

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2020 - AudioFile

Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, led a life of environmental activism and is an inspiration to people everywhere. Narrated by Bahni Turpin, this historical novel based on Maathai’s life sounds equally inspiring. From her childhood in rural Kenya to her study at American universities and then her tenure as a professor in Nairobi, Dr. Maathai struggled against sexism, political favoritism, and colonialist practices that were destroying the once lush Kenyan landscape. Listeners hear Maathai’s passion and excitement when she realizes that trees are the solution to Kenya’s environmental problems. With Kikuyu words and names, various distinct voices, and African accents, Turpin evokes sympathy for Maathai’s determined efforts to lead Kenyan women in the Green Belt Movement. S.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177805634
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	02/25/2020
Series:	Rebel Girls Chapter Books Series , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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