Mother of Trees Story
Channel: British Library
Date: 2020-10-20

Wangari Muta Maathai was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mara the Storyteller takes us on the journey of Wangari Maathai’s life and shows us how one woman can change a whole country. When you’ve finished watching, head over to https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books to discover more amazing stories found in children’s books.  

©Alan Burbidge (sound recordist), Babbling brook, England, 2010 (WA 2010/012); Phil Riddett (sound recordist), Bubbling Water (Australia) (022A-WA06047XXXXX-0076M0.WAV); Simon T. Elliott (sound recordist), Breeze through sand dunes, England, 2000, (022A-WA10024XXXXX-0044P0.WAV); Stuart Keith (sound recordist), Stripe-cheeked Greenbul, East Africa, 1963, (W1CDR0000526 BD21); Swynnerton's Robin, East Africa, 1964, (W1CDR0000528 BD22), Marcel Gnauk (sound recordist), Bonfire And Fire Crackling Sound Effects! Costa Rica, 2018, (DD00018795); Robert Stjernstedt (sound recordist), Red-winged Warbler, Tanzania, (WS2652 C4); David Lovatt-Smith (sound recordist), Yellow-breasted Apalis, Kenya, 1988 (WS0423 C4); Roland McVicker (sound recordist), Fan-tailed Grassbird, Kenya, 1983, (WS5225 C1)
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