Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
School year: Year 1, Year 2
No. of pages 40
Published: 2017
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4 years.
There are 40 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2017 by Simon & Schuster .
Donna Jo Napoli is a linguistics professor and has written more than eighty books for young readers. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. www. donnajonapoli. com Kadir Nelson, New York Times bestselling author and two-time Caldecott Honor winner lives in San Diego, California.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Black-Eyed Susan Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.
This book features the following character:
Wangari Maathai
This book features Wangari Maathai.
"This picture book glows from every page as Napoli and Nelson write and illustrate the inspiring story of ecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.... A lovely, stirring picture book with a simple message for us all: in the midst of change, development, and upheaval, there is always a place for wisdom and peace."
-- Mark David Bradshaw, Watermark Books, Kansas
* "Nelson's pictures, a jaw-dropping union of African textiles collaged with oil paintings, brilliantly capture the villagers' clothing and the greening landscape.... This is, in a word, stunning."
--Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
* "Nelson's (We Are the Ship) breathtaking portraits of Maathai often have a beatific quality; bright African textiles represent fields, mountains, and Maathai's beloved trees... Napoli (The Earth Shook) creates a vivid portrait of the community from which Maathai's tree-planting mission grows."
--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"A beautiful introduction for children just learning about the Greenbelt Movement."
--School Library Journal
"Luminous illustrations are the highlight of this third recent picture-book biography of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmental activist who received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. In brief, poetic lines thathave a folktale tone, Napoli describes how "wise Wangari" helped Kenyan village women solve problems from hunger to dirty water with the same solution: "Plant a tree." Most noteworthy is Nelson's vibrant collage artwork, which features soaring portraits and lush landscapes in oil paint and printed fabrics."
--Booklist
"Illustrator Kadir Nelson intensifies the text's tribute to East African culture, mixing oil paints and textiles in collages that capture the quest of women looking for answers as well as the beauty and vastness of Maathai's project . . Especially dazzling... Makes vibrantly clear how strong and resourceful Maathai and other African women have been in restoring trees and peace to their world."
--The Washington Post
"Will inspire children of all ages."
--Ellen Scott, The Bookworm, Omaha, Nebraska
"Mama Miti is based on the amazing life of Wangari Maathi (2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient), who grew up in Nyeri, Kenya, and turned her love of nature and trees into grassroots movement to combat deforestation. The illustrations by Nelson capture the beauty of the Motherland with vibrant colors and flattering images. " -- Ebony Magazine