She Planted Millions of Trees

What is this article mostly about?

• how Wangari Maathai helped her community by planting trees

• how to plant trees

• why Wangari Maathai loved figs

In which country did Maathai grow up?

• Canada

• United States

• Kenya

What does it mean to be essential?

• to be tall

• to be needed

• to be beautiful

Look at the photo at the bottom of page 3. What does the caption tell you?

• Maathai worked with other women.

• Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Maathai planted a tree in her backyard.

Why did people call Maathai “Mama Miti”? [making inferences]

• They were glad she planted so many trees.

• They did not like trees.

• That was her real name.