Theme: tree planter

Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something – and starts by planting nine seedlings in [...]

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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When [...]

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