Jen Cullerton Johnson

Seeds of Change

Planting a Path to Peace
Illustrator: Sadler, Sonia Lynn

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Produktbeschreibung

Presents the life 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 efforts to restore Kenya's ecosystem by planting millions of trees.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee & Low Books Inc
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 235mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781600603679
• ISBN-10: 160060367X
• Artikelnr.: 27963084

Autorenporträt

Jen Cullerton Johnson, a teacher based in Chicago, co-founded Green Literacy, an environmental social justice educational program that empowers young people to become earth protectors. She is involved with several organizations in Kenya, including the Green Belt Movement. You can learn more about her work 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.