The domestic animals are dying and the wild animals are hurting from the lack of prey. They do not have enough food, firewood or water. In beautiful prose that is mixed with poetic verses, the author chronicles the problems of the local people. The inspiration to turn the barren earth into a fertile life-giving environment, and the desire to see the people and their animals have enough to eat is chronicled through Wangari's life changing tree- planting movement. In an almost poetic sequence, the author tells the story of Mama Miti (mother of trees) embodied in the real life story of the 2004 Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Note: Wangari Maathai, known as Mama Miti, mother of trees, shares her wisdom with other women by advising them to plant trees native to Kenya to solve their many problems. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Reade, 2010. Napoli, Donna Jo Nelson, Kadir (illus.) Mama Miti : Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya. Mama Miti : Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya
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