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A biography of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai, a female scientist who made a stand in the face of opposition to women's rights and her own Greenbelt Movement, an effort to restore Kenya's ecosystem by planting millions of treesProduct Videos
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Author Jen Johnson
Binding Hardcover
Language English
Book Type Biography
Awards and Recognitions Coretta Scott King Award
Grade Content PK
Guided Reading Level S
Lexile 820
Subject Nature, trees, biography, conservation
GELDS Standard (http://www.gelds.decal.ga.gov/Search.aspx) Primary Correlated Standard CD-SC3.4a Observes, explores, and describes a variety of animals and plants. Describes their basic needs and life cycles.
A) Other Standards That Can Be Covered With This Book CD-SC5 - The child will demonstrate an awareness of and the need to protect his/her environment.
B) Other Standards That Can Be Covered With This Book CD-SC5.4a Understands that people have an impact on the environment and participates in efforts to protect the environment.
C) Other Standards That Can Be Covered With This Book CD-SC3 - The child will demonstrate knowledge related to living things and their environments.
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