Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Race Identity Learning to ride is no

Learning to ride is no easy feat

family drama he’s trying to ignore and his advertising job to focus on

Jabari Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed as the “Master Narrative” and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face of centuries of racism

and other amazing qualities of Black women

• 2023 Chocolate Lily Book Award short-listed

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Race Identity Learning to ride is noNAACP Image Award Nominee In a word, stunning. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as Mama Miti, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization that has empowered many people to mobilize and combat deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Today, more than 30 million trees