
A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Description
In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. She worried as she saw the big forests disappearing, but she knew the power of a tiny seed.
Activities
Drawing a Setting
Use the descriptions on the first two pages of the story to draw a picture of what Wangara’s world looked like when she was a child.
A Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is awarded in several areas: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace, and economics. Talk to your child about w...
Play "Ampe"
Play “Ampe” (Try with more than 2 players) Choose a leader. Stand face to face with the players. Clap hands and jump. Jump again, this time placing o...