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Wangari's trees of peace: A True Story from Africa

✍ Scribed by Jeanette Winter, Illustrated short stories

Book ID
111695271
Tongue
English
Weight
544 KB
Series
Illustrated short stories
Category
Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do somethingβ€”and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . .

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