Semillas de Cambio: Sembrando Un Camino Hacia La Paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)

John Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations - American Library Association (ALA)

Una biograf燰 ilustrada de la cient璗ica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista) en ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su trabajo sembrando 嫫boles en su Kenia natal.

A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

Cuando era ni鎙 en Kenia, a Wangari le ense鎙ron a respetar la naturaleza. Creci?amando la tierra, las plantas y los animales que la rodeaban, desde los gigantescos 嫫boles mugumo que su pueblo, Kikuyu, veneraban hasta los diminutos renacuajos que nadaban en el r甐.

Aunque la mayor燰 de las ni鎙s kenianas no recibieron educaci鏮, a Wangari, curiosa y trabajadora, se le permiti?ir a la escuela. All?su mente brot?como una semilla. Destac?en las ciencias y continu?sus estudios en los Estados Unidos. Despu廥 de regresar a casa, Wangari abri?un camino a trav廥 de Kenia, utilizando su conocimiento y compasi鏮 para promover los derechos de sus compatriotas y ayudar a salvar la tierra, un 嫫bol a la vez.

Semillas de cambio: Sembrando un camino hacia la paz le da vida a la historia poderosa de Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana y ambientalista en ganar un Premio Nobel de la Paz. Una narrativa cautivadora e im墔enes vibrantes pintan un retrato s鏊ido de esta inspiradora defensora de la tierra y de los derechos de las mujeres.

As a young girl in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her-from the giant mugumo trees her people, the Kikuyu, revered to the tiny tadpoles that swam in the river.

Although most Kenyan girls were not educated, Wangari, curious and hardworking, was allowed to go to school. There, her mind sprouted like a seed. She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States. After returning home, Wangari blazed a trail across Kenya, using her knowledge and compassion to promote the rights of her countrywomen and to help save the land, one tree at a time.

Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace brings to life the empowering story of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Engaging narrative and vibrant images paint a robust portrait of this inspiring champion of the land and of women's rights.