BookTrust Writer in Residence Onjali Q. Raúf shares some of her favourite books to help us think about food, hunger, and ways of feeding communities this World Hunger Day. The government sells a lot of land to big companies. They cut down forests for timber and clear land for coffee plantations. Maathai's agenda widened as she joined efforts to stop powerful politicians grabbing land, especially forests. This brought her into conflict with the authorities, and she was beaten and arrested numerous times. Her bravery and defiance made her a hero in Kenya. For ELLs (Recalling the Language Dive): Review the Language Dive sentence from A Tree Is Nice in Lesson 2 to reinforce the concept of pairing an opinion with a reason. Kadir Nelson's artwork is very different in this one compared to some of his others but I still LOVED it. The different textures just really made different parts of the pictures stand out.

Mama Miti | Book by Donna Jo Napoli, Kadir Nelson | Official Mama Miti | Book by Donna Jo Napoli, Kadir Nelson | Official

Take turns orally processing the matches by forming sentences using the sentence frame: "Plant a tree ___________ because _____________."Wangari realizes that she needs more support, and begins to travel the world to spread her message. Remind students that throughout the lesson, they listened to a text, acted out portions of the text, and discussed different places where people plant trees and why they plant them there. I can state an opinion and provide a reason to support it. ( W.K.1 , SL.K.1a , SL.K.4 , SL.K.6 , L.K.1e ) Author Donna Jo Napoli and illustrator Kadir Nelson join forces in this picture-book examination of the activism of Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's tree-planting Green Belt Movement, and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Having grown up with a great respect for the mugumo, or spreading fig tree, Maathai eventually became a veterinary doctor, a university professor, and a woman who encouraged other women to plant trees, thereby combatting the deforestation of her country, and all the ills it brought. Eventually she gained the title 'Mama Miti,' or mother of trees... Mama Miti is a biography of Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who gave seeds and seedlings to women all over Kenya to help the community. Consider taking additional time to help students understand that this story is true and about a real person, by reading parts of the Afterword and showing photographs of Wangari.

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

Kadir Nelson's illustrations are gorgeous and it is worth flipping through this book just to drool over his paintings. The text, unfortunately, leaves much to be desired. While Donna Jo Napoli's prose is poetic, Mama Miiti reads more like a hagiography than a biography. Napoli reduces Wangari Maathai's highly political story to a heart-warming tale of one wise woman helping the poor village women who come to her beseeching aid. This is the first lesson in a series of three in which students participate in a focused read-aloud of the text Mama Miti . Throughout the read-aloud, students work to understand the main topic that Wangari helped her community by sharing what she knew about trees. Creating: What do you think would have happened if Wangari did not give trees away to women and their children? For students who may need additional support with planning: Invite students to share how they know what is the main idea and what are the key details in the text. (MMR, MMAE, MME)SL.K.4 : Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. SL.K.1a : Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). 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! Tell students that once you have an opinion on where to plant a tree (e.g., the playground), you can have different reasons why you think it should be planted there. As needed, remind students that reasons are why you have that opinion, or what makes you think so. Friday 28May 2021 marks World Hunger Day in the UK: a day which in so many ways, feels as if it should not exist. Especially not in a world in which millions of tonnes of food are destroyed daily, whilst millions of people go hungry.

Mama Miti – Mother of Trees – VOICES

At various times her house and yard have been filled with dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits. For thirteen years she had a cat named Taxi, and liked to go outside and call, "Taxi!" to make the neighbors wonder. But dear dear Taxi died in 2009.Well, this is the fourth or fifth picture book I’ve read about Wangari Maathai. I still haven’t read her autobiography or her book about the Green Belt Movement.