The author is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence. She is hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in a way that is dazzling and profound. In this volume she illustrates her conviction that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life. Forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate...

Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Born in a rural village in 1940, she was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most girls were uneducated. We see her become the first woman both in East and Central Africa to earn a PhD and to head a university department in Kenya. We witness her...

Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global environmental movement. Written in blank verse.

Biography of a brave woman from Kenya who wants to save her country by teaching the people to take care of it.

"Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk. and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With just the clothes on her back and a pair of thin canvas sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines. She braved angry storms and witnessed breathtaking sunrises. When things got particularly...