Waitaki Girls' High School

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Great women who saved the planet
31 pages
colour illustrations
Contents: Eugene Clark -- Wangari Maathai -- Ingeborg Beling -- Anita Roddick -- Edith Farkas -- Jane Goodall -- Isatou Geesay -- Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey -- Mária Telkes -- The Chipko Movement -- Eileen Kampakuta Brown and Eileen Wani Wingfield -- Ursula Marvin -- Daphne Sheldrick
Summary: Tackle the plastic problem with Isatou Ceesay by recycling waste into beautiful objects. Marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall. Learn why it's important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick and The Body Shop. Resist devastating deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari Maathai. We're in an age when young people like Greta Thunberg are calling for those in power to 'wake up' and take action. But everyone has a part to play. Written with hope and encouragement, this book shows that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown

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