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Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts to lead women in a nonviolent struggle to bring peace and democracy to Africa through its reforestation. Her organization planted over thirty million trees in thirty years. This beautiful picture book tells the story of an amazing woman and an inspiring idea.
- Sales Rank: #671703 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-06
- Released on: 2015-01-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.25" h x .35" w x 10.25" l, 1.25 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 48 pages
From School Library Journal
Gr 2–6—Prevot offers a gorgeous addition to the several books already available on Kenyan environmentalist and political activist Wangari Maathai, with as much biographical information as the pages can support. The writing is artful, clear, and concise, with references to Maathai's native Swahili language and the cultural connections to the environment. This book provides students a beginning for research on her early life through the political turmoil of a corrupt Kenyan government which fell in 2002; it will also support deeper understanding of how she earned the Novel Peace Prize in 2004 for starting the Green Belt Movement, an NGO dedicated to planting trees, protecting the environment, and promoting women's rights. Fronty's art shines bright, expanding the text with styles that echo Henri Rousseau, Henri Matisse, and others. Of the other picture book biographies on Maathai, most focus on the tree planting rather than her life; this one offers appropriate information about the political upheavals that influenced Maathai.—Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston, TX
Review
*Wangari Maathai's biographical details, including, of course, her creation of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, are explicitly linked to feminist and human rights issues during her lifetime in this picture book. After an introduction to Wangari Maathai as a woman who "carried out her important work with important people"—and an immediate, affirming reference to "village women" as important people—the text moves into a present-tense description of the life and times of Wangari, "she who belongs to the leopard." Every double-page spread features striking, stylized artwork in lush colors, enhancing a thoughtful text. Predominant Kenyan attitudes toward women are boldly laid out: "Who is this woman who confronts them [Kenya's governing males] with a confident voice in a country where women are supposed to listen and lower their eyes in men's presence?" Similarly, the United States is indicted for its treatment of blacks during Wangari's years of education there, and President Daniel arap Moi is exposed as both an anti-environmentalist and a man "who orders police to shoot at crowds of demonstrators." The effects of British colonialism and tribal differences are also economically folded in. The biography officially concludes with Maathai's Nobel Peace Prize and is followed by an abundance of further information. This slim but emphatic biography stands out among others about Wangari Maathai with its well-crafted treatment of political issues.
- Kirkus Reviews, *starred review
*Prevot offers a gorgeous addition to the several books already available on Kenyan environmentalist and political activist Wangari Maathai, with as much biographical information as the pages can support. The writing is artful, clear, and concise, with references to Maathai’s native Swahili language and the cultural connections to the environment. This book provides students a beginning for research on her early life through the political turmoil of a corrupt Kenyan government which fell in 2002; it will also support deeper understanding of how she earned the Novel Peace Prize in 2004 for starting the Green Belt Movement, an NGO dedicated to planting trees, protecting the environment, and promoting women’s rights. Fronty’s art shines bright, expanding the text with styles that echo Henri Rousseau, Henri Matisse, and others. Of the other picture book biographies on Maathai, most focus on the tree planting rather than her life; this one offers appropriate information about the political upheavals that influenced Maathai.
-School Library Journal, *starred review
Dramatic and dreamlike paintings celebrate Nobel Peace Prize–winner Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt movement. As a child in Kenya, Maathai learned the importance of nurturing forests, and after receiving her high-school diploma “at a time when very few African women even learn[ed] to read,” she traveled to the U.S. There, she studied the connections between environmental destruction, poverty, and oppression before returning to Kenya: “She asks that people think about the future even if the present is harsh and difficult.” Fronty’s fluid artwork incorporates organic motifs and African textile patterns to stirring effect, and extensive appended materials offer powerful supplemental information to conclude this standout tribute to Maathai’s perseverance and hard-won successes.
-Publishers Weekly, *starred review
About the Author
Franck Prévot studied in Lyon then in Paris. He lives in France and divides his time between his family, his pupils, writing, and meetings with his readers. Aurelia Fonty attended the school of the Arts Appliqués Duperré, Paris. She specialized in textile creation and design. She briefly worked with Christian LeCroix and freelanced as an illustrator and textile designer. She has worked as an illustrator with many publishers. She lives in France.
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This is a great book for all but especially for girls who have been told over and over that they can’t do what they want to do o
By Africa Access Review
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot and Aurélia Fronty (illus.) joins the list of picture books about The Green Belt Movement and its founder, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai. Previous titles about Maathai include Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa (Winter, 2008), Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Nivola, 2008), Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya (Napoli, 2010), and Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace (Johnson, 2010). All of the ‘Mama Miti’ authors’ celebrate Maathai’s ground-breaking concept of tree planting as a catalyst for environmental and socio-political action. Each compelling narrative shows and tells what can happen when an individual becomes an agent of change, fights for what is right, and stands firm against detractors.
Prévot provides a solid snapshot of Wangari’s early life, her lush village home, her education despite prevailing norms that kept girls at home, her study abroad, her transformation from conservationist to community organizer, and her transition from activist to Nobel Peace Prize Winner. What sets Prévot’s book apart are his frank descriptions of racism Maathai experienced in the U.S. and Kenya and the struggles blacks waged in both countries against discrimination.
For the next five years, Wangari discovers snow, forests of skyscrapers, and people who look nothing like her. Even cornfields in America are different from those at home. Wangari also discovers that even in a great, free, independent country, some places are forbidden to black people. Just like at home, some schools are for white people only. During the 1960s angry African Americans demand the same rights as white people. At the same time, in faraway Kenya, another anger turns into triumph, for more than ten years, black people have been demanding the right to cultivate their land and govern their own country. Now they achieve independence from Britain at last. (Prévot)
Prévot also exposes the hypocritical behavior of moneyed Kenyans in the post-colonial period and their collusion with international capital.
…the British colonists are no longer the masters of Kenya. The country is free, but the trees are not —they still cannot grow in peace. Kenyans are cutting down trees and selling them as the colonists did. By using the land where the trees used to grow to cultivate the tea, coffee, and tobacco sought by rich countries, they can make more money. (Prévot)
Prévot identifies Wangari’s mother as the original source of her conservationist fervor. He includes a quote from her mother that Wangari never forgets, “a tree is worth more than its wood.” He explains that Wangari combines her mother wit, academic training, and on-the-ground experience to explain the roots of rural poverty in Kenya. “Women can no longer feed their children, since plantations for rich people have replaced food-growing farms. Rivers are muddy—the soil has been washed away by rain because there are no tree roots to hold it back.” (Prévot)
Prévot champions Wangari’s commitment to change the status quo; to educate her people on the importance of planting trees; her awareness that “change happens slowly,” that the present is “harsh and difficult,” and “replacing hundreds of thousands of missing trees is expensive.” He uses words like “confident,” “determined,” and “stands tall” to characterize Wangari’s resolute spirit and her willingness to keep going undeterred by her critics, including the Kenyan president who is against her efforts. The book informs us that Wangari recruits people from all walks of life to join the Green Belt Movement. They help plant more trees, earning her the name “Mother of Trees” or as fondly called in Swahili, “Mama Miti.” My only criticism of the book is the author’s repeated use of the misleading word “tribe.” For instance: “President Moi tries to divide the people in order to rule. He knows that when tribes fight one another, the president can quietly govern the way he wants.” Substituting the word group for “tribe” in the sentence would have created a powerful understanding of the universality of divide and rule tactics.
This is a great book for all but especially for girls who have been told over and over that they can’t do what they want to do or be who they want to be for one reason or the other. The book is a testament to what determination, resilience and passion for a cause can do. It is a story with the lesson that giving up is not an option. Of particular value is the addition of a chronology of “The Life of Wangari Maathai” with captions of the historical landscape leading up to her birth and actual milestones in her life. Other additions include a caption on deforestation and the impact on the animal population, quotes from Wangari’s autobiography Unbowed, and a brief paragraph on “Kenya Today.”
I highly recommend this book for libraries that serve elementary and middle school children and for home libraries. Young readers may require the use of a dictionary and inquisitive minds may need do additional research on some of the historical facts, but overall that is why this book is unique. It is jam-packed with research possibilities on colonialism, the environment, culture, politics, human rights, and many more. Teachers will find this a very good resource for many subjects and a starting point for more in-depth understandings of different everyday life causes. The past, the present, and the future are skillfully brought together. Wangari maybe gone, but what she started still lives on. Illustrator Aurélia Fronty’s expansive illustrations are deeply abstract but thought provoking. Beautifully crafted, each allows the reader to go beyond the few written sentences on each page.
Reviewed by: Jane Irungu, Ph.D. University of Oregon
Published in Africa Access Review (November 29, 2015)
Copyright 2015 Africa Access
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A broader look at activist Wangari Maathai's life
By Janet Hamilton
Summary: While other picture book biographies about Wangari Maathi have focused on her tree planting, this book takes a broader look at her political activism, which was closely connected to her environmental work. She was fortunate to get a high school education in Kenya at a time when most girls didn’t go to school at all, and did so well that she was part of a group selected by President Kennedy to study in America. Upon her return to Kenya, she observed how ravaged the land was from deforestation, and began her work to plant trees. This work was in opposition to some of the plans of President Daniel arap Moi, and Maathai was imprisoned more than once. In 2002, Moi was defeated, and Wangari Maathai was appointed assistant minister of the environment, natural resources, and wildlife, and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. She died in 2011 at the age of 71. End pages include an extensive timeline, information on Kenya today, quotes from Wangari Maathi, and further resources. Grades 2-6.
Pros: This French import is more extensive than other Wangari Maathi biographies, and would be appropriate for an older audience looking for more in-depth information. The illustrations are striking, each one painted against a boldly colored background that fills the whole page.
Cons: This is the fifth picture book biography of Wangari Maathi published since 2008, so some libraries may pass on purchasing this one, which would be too bad.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Mama Miti, “the mother of trees”
By Peggy Tibbetts
Wangari Maathai grew up in Kenya where girls were not allowed to go to school. But her life was changed with a simple question from her brother: “Why doesn’t Wangari go to school?” Her mother decided to send her to school. Wangari was such an excellent student she was invited by Senator John F. Kennedy (soon to be President Kennedy) to continue her education in the U.S. During her years in this country she learned firsthand about the civil rights movement. When she returned to Kenya, Wangari faced a different challenge. Her own country’s forests were being cut down to make way for huge plantations that grew coffee, tea, and tobacco. Wangari formed the Green Belt Movement. Their mission was to plant trees all over Kenya as well as to educate people about the value of trees. But Wangari she didn’t stop there. She organized the environmental party to defeat the authoritarian President Daniel arap Moi. Wangari became known as Mama Miti, “the mother of trees,” and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
Prévot spices up this rich biography with plenty of anecdotes to reveal Wangari’s strength, intellect, and irrepressible personality. Through her actions, he shows how the civil rights movement influenced her political activities on behalf of the people of Kenya. Fronty’s lavish spreads full of vibrant colors illustrate the natural beauty as well as the powerful bond between the people and their land. “Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees” is an engaging tribute to a great African leader.
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