• Publication Season/Year: Spring 2010
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Release Date:  05-31-2010
• ISBN (hardcover): 160060367X,  9781600603679
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SEEDS OF CHANGE is  picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African womanand first environmentalist to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004), for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

About the Author

Jen Cullerton Johnson has contributed to Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World as an author. JEN CULLERTON JOHNSON is a writer, educator, and environmentalist with an MFA in Nonfiction Writing and an MEd in Curriculum Development. She has taught in countries all over the world, including Argentina, Ecuador, and Japan. Johnson currently teaches at an inner-city elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, where she also conducts writing workshops. She is inspired by Wangari Maathai’s dedication to women and the environment. When Johnson isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family. This is her first picture book.  Read more about how to book or contact Jen Cullerton Johnson.

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