Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace

by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler

Book Overview

John Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations - American Library Association (ALA)

A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

As a young girl in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her-from the giant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160060367X
• ISBN13: 9781600603679
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5