"The Hope Raisers is a deeply emotional narrative that follows Daniel, Mutura, and Lucy as they fight to transform their slum through art and skating. It inspires and educates readers on African culture, female empowerment, and creating sustainable change in developing countries"--

Tells the story of Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist who, shocked to see entire forests being cut down in her native country of Kenya, decides to take action, beginning with the planting of nine seedlings in her own backyard.

A vibrant, stunningly global novel about a young woman struggling to find her place--a poignant exploration of fate, mortality, love, and loss. On the small island of Pate, off the coast of Kenya, lives a girl named Ayaana. She is solitary and stubborn--she and her mother, Munira, are outcasts from the insular local society--and her kitten is her main companion. When a wizened sailor named Muhidin, also an outsider, enters their lives, Ayaana receives...

Kenya lies on the equator in East Africa and is one of the continent's most important economies. Most Kenyans are farmers with small farms, yet this is a country in transition, from a rural, tribal economy to a modern, urban one. Deforestation, drought, tribal fighting, poverty, and government corruption are just some of the problems that modern Kenyans face.

"What would it be like to live in Kenya? How is Kenya's culture unique? Explore the sights, traditions, and daily lives of Kenyans!"--

Presents step-by-step directions for drawing the national flag, Mount Kenya, Uhuru Monument, and other sights and symbols of Kenya. Kenya is a land of contrasts. Some of Kenya s people, such as the Maasai, still live off the land while other Kenyans have flocked to its busy cities. This famous home of exotic wildlife is also the site of some of the world s oldest evidence of human life, found in the Great Rift Valley at Koobi Fora by famous archeologist...