A review by maria_hossain
With the Right to Fight: Planting Peace by Anika Christopher

5.0

I wasn't aware of the name Wangarĩ Muta Maathai but now I am thanks to this brilliant, gorgeous book. If you aren't aware of who she is, she's a Kenyan environment activist who's the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an indigenous, grassroots organization based in Nairobi, Kenya. This book tells us, in stunning illustrations, Ms. Maathai's childhood and what inspired her to pursue higher education and later motivated her to actively work to battle the climate change across Kenya. In 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her works.

(Side note: I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but her name is Wangarĩ Muta Maathai, but the book says her full name is Wangari Muri Maathai. If the publishers got her name wrong, they need to fix this.)

Thank you, NetGalley and Mascot Books, for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.