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Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees Juvenile Nonfiction African American & Black History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) Holidays & Celebrations - Patriotic Holidays Lovisa Cavenda waits and watchesTrees are living symbols of peace and hope. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai changed the way the world thinks about nature, ecology, freedom, and democracy, inspiring radical efforts that continue to this day. This simply told story begins with Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathais childhood at the foot of Mount Kenya where, as the oldest child in her family, her responsibility was to stay home and help her mother. When the