The Resource Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai, Claire A. Nivola
Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai, Claire A. Nivola
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- Summary
- "This is the story of Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari came home from college to find the streams dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people?"--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 32 unnumbered pages
- Note
- "Frances Foster books."
- Isbn
- 9780374399184
- Label
- Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai
- Title
- Planting the trees of Kenya
- Title remainder
- the story of Wangari Maathai
- Statement of responsibility
- Claire A. Nivola
- Subject
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- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) -- Juvenile literature
- Maathai, Wangari
- Maathai, Wangari -- Juvenile literature
- Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography
- Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen -- Biography
- Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography
- Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen environmentalists -- Kenya -- Biography
- trueWomen politicians -- Kenya -- Biography
- Women politicians -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This is the story of Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari came home from college to find the streams dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people?"--Dust jacket
- Award
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- Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Younger Children, 2009.
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2009
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2009
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 251042
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nivola, Claire A
- Dewey number
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- 333.72092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- AD870L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
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- LG
- LG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- -1
- 2
- Reading level
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- 5.9
- 5.9
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Nivola, Claire A
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
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- Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Maathai, Wangari
- Maathai, Wangari
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)
- Tree planters (Persons)
- Women conservationists
- Women politicians
- Tree planters (Persons)
- Women conservationists
- Women politicians
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the story of Wangari Maathai
- Label
- Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai, Claire A. Nivola
- Link
- Note
- "Frances Foster books."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 775674
- Dimensions
- 24 x 28 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 32 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780374399184
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2006038249
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780374399184
- (OCoLC)76416622
- Label
- Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai, Claire A. Nivola
- Link
- Note
- "Frances Foster books."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 775674
- Dimensions
- 24 x 28 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 32 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780374399184
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2006038249
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780374399184
- (OCoLC)76416622
Subject
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) -- Juvenile literature
- Maathai, Wangari
- Maathai, Wangari -- Juvenile literature
- Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography
- Tree planters (Persons) -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen -- Biography
- Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography
- Women conservationists -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen environmentalists -- Kenya -- Biography
- trueWomen politicians -- Kenya -- Biography
- Women politicians -- Kenya -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)
Genre
Included in
- trueJane Addams Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2009
- trueAmelia Bloomer Lists - Beginning Readers Nonfiction: 2009
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Young Readers Category: 2008
- trueCharacter Education: Responsibility : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
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