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La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizView DetailsPaperback available October 7, 2025
Esta entrada inspiradora en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana, y ambientalista, a ganar el Premio Nobel de Paz.
This inspiring entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerPaperback: $13.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsUna biografía ilustrada de la científica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista) en ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su trabajo sembrando árboles en su Kenia natal.
A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.
Connor Kissed Me
By Zehava, Sarah K. TurnerHardcover: $20.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Connor Kissed Me
By Zehava, Sarah K. TurnerView DetailsIn this empowering picture book, Miriam navigates her confusion about an unprovoked kiss--finding her voice and using it to assert her personal boundaries.
Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando
By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, Magdalena Mora, Luis Humberto CrosthwaiteHardcover: $20.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando
By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, Magdalena Mora, Luis Humberto CrosthwaiteView DetailsA 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor
In the first children's book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US history known as Mexican Repatriation, a boy and his family leave their beloved home to avoid being separated by the government.
En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno.
The Sky We Shared
By Shirley Reva VernickHardcover: $22.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Sky We Shared
By Shirley Reva VernickView DetailsIn this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an "enemy" leaves a heavy heart.
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Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo TapiaPaperback: $10.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo TapiaView DetailsAn empowering story by former US poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera about a young girl who uses her newfound superpowers to rescue her mamá from the United States-Mexico border.
El mangle
Sembrando árboles para alimentar familias (The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families)By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumborePaperback: $11.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
El mangle
Sembrando árboles para alimentar familias (The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families)By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumboreView DetailsLa fascinante historia del Dr. Gordon Sato, quien ayudó a una pequeña aldea africana a ser autosuficiente plantando un bosque de manglares para remodelar el ecosistema de la comunidad.
Black Was the Ink
By Michelle Coles, Justin JohnsonHardcover: $21.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Black Was the Ink
By Michelle Coles, Justin JohnsonView DetailsThrough the help of a ghostly ancestor, sixteen-year-old Malcolm is sent on a journey through Reconstruction-era America to find his place in modern-day Black progress.
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She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezHardcover: $20.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezView DetailsA timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.
The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerPaperback: $9.95[wldcfwc_button_product_page]Request QuoteThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsThis inspiring entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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