Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

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urn:lcp:mamamitiwangarim0000napo:lcpdf:cfbcf5c5-d37a-4e7c-8860-2f31d3b293f2 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier mamamitiwangarim0000napo Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7rp1tk7r Invoice 2089 Isbn 9781416935056 Read your sentence strip and decide whether you are a place (opinion) or a reason. Use the icon as a visual cue to help you read.

Mama Miti Reading, Speaking, and Listening: Focused Read-aloud: Mama Miti

Take turns orally processing the matches by forming sentences using the sentence frame: "Plant a tree ___________ because _____________." ("Plant a tree at the beach because trees make shade ." or "Plant a tree beside the playground because trees have trunks and limbs to climb .")

Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 15/6/20 (Transition Curriculum)

And it is only thanks to those hearts and to so many incredible, oft-invisible works, that I wrote The Great (Food) Bank Heist (heading your way on 1 st July - more details coming soon!). And why today, I want to celebrate those books which do not shy away from the issues of hunger and poverty daily impacting our children, and who instead, help them to recognise the s/heroes they already are… Onjali's top reads for World Hunger Day UK

Valley Primary School Year 5 | Valley Primary School

What do you think author's point will be?" (Responses will vary, but may include: People should plant trees because there is a woman planting a tree.)Illustration from Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Kadir Nelson Lccn 2008023604 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA16883 Openlibrary_edition Donna Jo Napoli tells a story inspired by the life of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai & Kadir Nelson's collage illustrations honor the spirit of a land & of the woman who helped saved it. (Goodreads summary)

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya|Hardcover Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya|Hardcover

Kadir Nelson's illustrations are gorgeous and it is worth flipping through this book just to drool over his paintings. The text, unfortunately, leaves much to be desired. While Donna Jo Napoli's prose is poetic, Mama Miiti reads more like a hagiography than a biography. Napoli reduces Wangari Maathai's highly political story to a heart-warming tale of one wise woman helping the poor village women who come to her beseeching aid. Transition students to their workspaces and invite them to begin watercoloring using the same routine from Work Time B of Lesson 5:With the expert use of just a few sentences and the wielding of some beautiful, heart-breaking illustrations, Milner’s depiction of poverty seen through the eyes of a child will have everyone wanting to help. Display the mountain scene sketch and using a total participation technique, invite responses from the group: