A promise to protect -- Trees and the forest ecosystem -- Bright student -- Going to school in Kenya -- Budding brilliance -- The seeds of an idea -- Deforestation -- The changing roles of women in Kenya -- Mother of trees -- How to plant a tree -- Timeline.
Summary:
"A biography of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win the Nobel Peace Prize"-- Provided by publisher.
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