APA Bibliography: Napoli, D. J., & Nelson, K. (2010). Mama Miti: Wangari Maathi and the Trees of Kenya New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Readability Lexile: AD610L
Book Information: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mama-Miti/Donna-Jo-Napoli/9781416935056
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Informational Text, Environmental, Diverse Protagonist, Picture Book
Author Information: http://www.donnajonapoli.com
Illustrator Information: http://www.kadirnelson.com
Summary: This biography is about Wangari Maathi and how she planted trees all over Kenya. She lived in the city, but she never forgot her roots. She has trees planted in her backyard to keep her connected to nature. One day a poor woman came to seek her help, Wangari gave her seeds of the mubiru muiru tree and told her to plant it for food. The woman went home and planted the seeds and ate the tasteful berries the tree gave. Slowly women all across the country came to seek her help, and she told each one to plant different trees. Eventually, the places where there were no more trees, had a countless number of trees. Wangari, who is known as Mama Miti--the mother of trees, changed the country with trees.
Target Audience: The targeted audience is children ages 4-8. I think that children will really like this book because it is a biography in a picture book. Children would be able to understand the life of Wangari Maathi through the pictures.
Evaluation: I was really surprised with the book because I had never seen a biography in a picture book. It was truly an interesting and unique book. Its amazing to see how one woman can change the whole country for the better with trees.
Reader Response Activity: An activity that you can do requires permission from the school. You can have your students plant a tree in the school yard and watch it grow. Then you can have a discussion about how trees provide food, wood, and shelter for animals and people.
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