Wangari Maathai : and the Green Belt Movement / script and text, Obioma Ofoego ; comic strip illustrations, Eric Muthoga.
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TextSeries: UNESCO series on Women in African historyPublisher: London : Collins, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 109 pages : colour illustrations, portraits (some colour) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008149352Subject(s): Maathai, Wangari -- Juvenile literature | Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya) -- Juvenile literature | Women political activists -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Political activists -- Kenya -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureSummary: HISTORY & THE PAST: GENERAL INTEREST (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). A short history of the life of one of the incredible women highlighted in UNESCO's Women in African History series. Wangari Maathai was founder of the pioneering Green Belt Movement in Kenya. Wangari Maathai, born in rural Kenya, was a scholar and environmental activist who founded the pioneering Green Belt Movement in 1977. The Movement encourages people, particularly women, to plant trees to combat environmental degradation. Wangari Maathai's holistic approach led her to link environmental responsibility to political struggles of governance, human rights and peace. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Wangari Maathai's story is told through comic strip illustrations by Eric "Zoe" Muthoga a self-taught Kenyan artist, illustrator, and author of comic strips. Ages 9+
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Our physical world | J 133.72 OFO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111065552778 |
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HISTORY & THE PAST: GENERAL INTEREST (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). A short history of the life of one of the incredible women highlighted in UNESCO's Women in African History series. Wangari Maathai was founder of the pioneering Green Belt Movement in Kenya. Wangari Maathai, born in rural Kenya, was a scholar and environmental activist who founded the pioneering Green Belt Movement in 1977. The Movement encourages people, particularly women, to plant trees to combat environmental degradation. Wangari Maathai's holistic approach led her to link environmental responsibility to political struggles of governance, human rights and peace. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Wangari Maathai's story is told through comic strip illustrations by Eric "Zoe" Muthoga a self-taught Kenyan artist, illustrator, and author of comic strips. Ages 9+
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