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Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When Wangari returned home from college in America, she found the village gardens dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people? Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, says: “Wangari Maathai’s epic story has never been told better—everyone who reads this book will want to plant a tree!” With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman’s effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. An author’s note provides further information about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement. In keeping with the theme of the story, the book is printed on recycled paper.

旺加里·马塔伊是2004年诺贝尔和平奖获得者，也是“绿带运动”的创始人。她在肯尼亚中部高地长大，那里绿树覆盖着山峦，溪流里满是小鱼。但是若干年过去，肯尼亚变了。当旺加里从美国留学回到家乡，她发现小溪干涸了，人们营养不良，树木都不见了。她如何能依靠一己之力，恢复原有的家园？人们抱怨政府，但是旺加里不抱怨。她想做些什么。她激励妇女们，“想一想我们自己在做什么，我们在砍伐肯尼亚的树。当我们看到自己也是造成问题的原因之一，我们就能成为解决方案的一部分。”她有了一个简单但不平凡的想法。“我们为什么不种树呢？”……著名绘本作家克莱尔·尼维拉运用明快的水彩画和诗意的语言，讲述了一位女性通过努力，改变家乡命运的非凡故事。