Comments on: Books at Bedtime: Planting the Trees of Kenya http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bedtime Reading: Children’s Stories To Inspire You In Your Sleep http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-786 Bedtime Reading: Children’s Stories To Inspire You In Your Sleep Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:21 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-786 [...] PaperTigers Book Set! Here is what Pam has to say about these two books and why they made her list: Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maatthai by Claire Nivola. Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Prize in 2004 for her efforts to repair the [...] [...] PaperTigers Book Set! Here is what Pam has to say about these two books and why they made her list: Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maatthai by Claire Nivola. Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Prize in 2004 for her efforts to repair the [...]

]]> By: Corinne http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-785 Corinne Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:40:36 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-785 Rebecca - My son is in Grade 6 and loved the book One Hen. I'm sure your class will love it too! Rebecca -

My son is in Grade 6 and loved the book One Hen. I’m sure your class will love it too!

]]> By: Marjorie http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-784 Marjorie Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:16:24 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-784 Rebecca, isn't it great when you just find that spark! These are all inspiring books - all well-written and un-preachy. We would love to hear what projects your students get involved with. Do keep us posted! Rebecca, isn’t it great when you just find that spark! These are all inspiring books – all well-written and un-preachy. We would love to hear what projects your students get involved with. Do keep us posted!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-783 Rebecca Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:23:03 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-783 I'm a school librarian and I've had a hard time with the 5th graders this year. Nothing seems to grab them. I read this to them last week along with Listen to the Wind (the picture book version of Three Cups of Tea) and they were mesmerized! I'm going to follow up with One Hen, I think, and talk about what projects we might be able to do. I’m a school librarian and I’ve had a hard time with the 5th graders this year. Nothing seems to grab them. I read this to them last week along with Listen to the Wind (the picture book version of Three Cups of Tea) and they were mesmerized! I’m going to follow up with One Hen, I think, and talk about what projects we might be able to do.

]]> By: Marjorie http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-782 Marjorie Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:45:50 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-782 You're both absolutely right! You’re both absolutely right!

]]> By: Sally http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-781 Sally Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-781 Sounds like a wonderful book about a wonderful woman! Sounds like a wonderful book about a wonderful woman!

]]> By: Janet http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/books-at-bedtime-planting-the-trees-of-kenya/#comment-780 Janet Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:05:26 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=4137#comment-780 Great book, great woman! Thank you, Marjorie. Great book, great woman! Thank you, Marjorie.

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