Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

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Donna Jo Napoli tells a story inspired by the life of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai & Kadir Nelson's collage illustrations honor the spirit of a land & of the woman who helped saved it. (Goodreads summary)

Mama Miti – Mother of Trees – VOICES

The illustrations by Nelson are mixed collage of paint and printed fabric, layering the clothing & panorama with printed fabrics all on gessoed board. The beautiful images are quite striking and a departure from his previous work.Illustration from It's A No-Money Day by Kate Milner “Political affiliations aside, can we not all agree that no child should be going to bed hungry?.” Beautifully illustrated, the images will make you feel you are right there, with Mama Miti (mother of trees) and the people who sought her advice. You will feel the global impact as well, the risks Wangari took (being jailed several times) to do what was right and you be nourished by her unstoppable spirit. Mama Miti" (Mother of Trees) is a biography about Wangari Maathai, recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. While Maathai had many accomplishments in her life, this book focuses on her heart for environmental conservation and empowering those in poverty through tree planting. Donna Jo Napoli portrays Wangari beautifully as a gentle, kind, and wise woman who wished to spread peace with people and nature throughout her beloved Kenya. Kadir Nelson's illustrations are rich in color, pattern, and culture -- they're a treat for the eyes!

Week beginning 29th June - Theme “Famous and Significant People

Read your sentence strip and decide whether you are a place (opinion) or a reason. Use the icon as a visual cue to help you read. What support / training do the teachers at Valley Primary School have to work with children with SEND? Tell students that they can use the opinions from the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and the reasons from the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart to play a matching game. Wangari Maathai – eco-warrior, activist, Nobel Peace prize laureate. Image source: Kingkongphoto & http://www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA / CC BY-SA ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)What do you think author's point will be?" (Responses will vary, but may include: People should plant trees because there is a woman planting a tree.) Remove the sentence strips from the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart and the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and mix them together. the trees are chopped down, erosion carries away the fertile soil, the water in the streams dries up. The land is destroyed and many people go hungry.

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya - ECHOcommunity

You Are A Champion by Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka You Are A Champion by Marcus Rashford, written with Carl AnkaMore people listen to her message. She is elected to Kenya’s parliament, and continued to plant trees. In Lesson 10, students will use the ideas from the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart to plan and write an opinion statement for Part II of the Unit 2 Assessment. Tell students that the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart can help them form an opinion about where to plant a tree. As needed, remind students that an opinion is what you think about something. After about 15 minutes, invite students to turn to an elbow partner and share their watercolor painting, describing the place.