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Bonyo Bonyo: The True Story of a Brave Boy from Kenya

Bonyo Bonyo: The True Story of a Brave Boy from Kenya

by Vanita Oelschlager
Illustrated by Kristin Blackwood, Mike Blanc

Publisher: VanitaBooks, 2010
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780981971438

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 610 Oelschlager

Burn My Heart

Burn My Heart

by Beverley Naidoo

Publishers: Amistad, HarperCollins, 2009
Pages: 209
ISBN: 9780061432972

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Naidoo

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

by Donna Jo Napoli
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Publishers: Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster, 2010
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781416935056

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Maathai

The Matatu

The Matatu

by Eric Walters
Illustrated by Eva Campbell

Publisher: Orca , 2012
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781554693016

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-8

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Walters

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

by Claire A. Nivola
Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola

Publishers: Farrar Straus Giroux, Frances Foster Books, 2008
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780374399184

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-12

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Maathai

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

by Jeanette Winter
Illustrated by Jeanette Winter

Publisher: Harcourt , 2008
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780152065454

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Maathai