Seeds of change : planting a path to peace / by Jen Cullerton Johnson ; illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781600603679 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 160060367X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: p. ; cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Lee & Low Books, c2010.
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Summary, etc.: | "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 trees"--Provided by publisher. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jB MAATHAI, W. (Text) | 32544073247891 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | J B MAATHAI (Text) | 34014132921660 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J 333.72092 JOH (Text) | 34005118205912 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Willimantic Public Library | j BIO MAA (Text) | 34036113989432 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Seeds of Change : Wangari's Gift to the World
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Seeds of Change : Wangari's Gift to the World
Jen Cullerton Johnson is a writer, an educator, and an environmentalist with master's degrees in nonfiction writing and curriculum development. She teaches at both the elementary and college levels in Chicago, where she also conducts writing workshops. Johnson can be found online at jencullertonjohnson.com. Sonia Sadler was an illustrator and a fine artist who focused on depicting the cultures, lives, and stories of peoples of African descent. Her book, Seeds of Change , earned her a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Her unique style drew inspiration from quilts and employed a variety of techniques and mediums--from watercolor to scratchboard. She passed away in September 2013.