megatsunami 's review for:

Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace by Jen Cullerton Johnson

4.0

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The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and unique - a delight for the eyes. The text starts out with sweet stories about Wangari as a child learning about the importance of trees from her mother; this really engaged my little reader and gave the story a great foundation. I think the biographical detail is too sophisticated for my preschooler as it gets to Wangari's adult life ("Wangari was elected to the parliament of Kenya"; "They paid some corrupt police officers to arrest Wangari"), but my preschooler doesn't seem to mind! (She demands to read this book over and over since we've had it from the library, and I just heard her in her bath referring to one of her dolls as "Wangari.") The book really portrayed a beautiful environmental message about interconnectedness - both text and illustrations convey a deep respect and love for nature. I also felt the author did a good job of addressing the issue of sexism in a way that was straightforward but not overly discouraging.