Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter boats of an immigrant girl who

of an immigrant girl who relates both to an endangered butterfly's journey to its new home and to a shy caterpillar's shedding of its skin

in 1911 and educated at Oxford University

and the people who both nurture and destroy different trees from every corner of the world

a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree

Jack is a scientist

Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter boats of an immigrant girl whoAs 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 something and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining