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A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 12 illustrated pages

A girl and a woman in a field and a zebra and a giraffe nearby.

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A girl and a woman in a field and a zebra and a giraffe nearby.
在东非肯尼亚山的山腰上，有一座小村庄，村庄里有一个小女孩和妈妈一起在田里劳作，这个女孩叫旺加里。
A girl scattering seeds in a food garden.
旺加里很喜欢呆在户外。在她家的农田里，旺加里用弯刀劈开土地，把小种子播撒到温暖的泥土里。
A girl standing in a field at sunset.
她一天中最喜欢的时候就是日落时分。当天黑了，看不到花花草草时，旺加里就知道她该回家了。她走在农田里的小路上，还要过几条河。
A girl and a boy holding hands in a field.
旺加里是个聪明的孩子，她迫不及待地想要去上学，但是她的父母希望她能在家，帮着干农活。当旺加里七岁的时候，她的哥哥说服了父母，让旺加里去上学。
A book open to a map of the world and a pencil.
旺加里太喜欢学习了。旺加里读了很多书，学到很多知识。她的成绩非常好，最后收到了美国大学的录取信，邀请她去美国读书。旺加里太兴奋了，她真想去世界各地走走看看。
A magnifying glass and a flower.
在美国的大学里，旺加里学到了很多新鲜事物。她研究植物，以及它们的生长过程。她想起她自己是怎么长大的：她和兄弟们在美丽的肯尼亚森林里玩耍。
A girl sitting reading thinking of home.
她学得越多，就越热爱肯尼亚人民。她想要帮助肯尼亚人民过上自由、快乐的生活。她学得越多，就越想念自己在非洲的家乡。
A gazelle.
当旺加里完成学业时，她回到了肯尼亚，但是她的祖国已经今非昔比了。大地上建起了农场，妇女们找不到柴火做饭。人们过着穷苦的日子，孩子们饥肠辘辘。
Two women planting trees.
旺加里知道自己要做什么。她教妇女们如何用种子种出大树。妇女们卖树赚钱，补贴家用。妇女们都很高兴。旺加里使她们觉得自己变得坚强勇敢了。
A variety of trees.
时光飞逝，小树长成了参天大树，又汇聚成了森林，河水穿流而过。旺加里的办法传遍了非洲。今天，因为旺加里当初的种子，已经长出了几百万棵大树。
A woman surrounded by trees.
旺加里努力工作，引起了全世界的注意，人们授予她诺贝尔和平奖，她是非洲第一位获得这份殊荣的女性。
A butterfly flying near a beautiful tree.
旺加里在2011年去世，但是每次我们看到大树时，都会想起这位杰出的女性。

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Written by
Nicola Rijsdijk
Illustrated by
Maya Marshak
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai from African Storybook
License: CC BY 4.0

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