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In 2004, Wangari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the first African woman to

receive this prize.

During her last days, even as she
battled cancer in a Nairobi hospital,
she reiterated her wish that she

must not be buried in a wooden
coffin - thereby reaffirming her
lifelong battle to save trees and the
rest of the environment.

The Nigerian environmental activist,
Nnimmo Bassey, commented: “If no
one applauds this great woman of
Africa, it doesn’t matter, the trees

of Kenya will clap.”

Word Power

earth: soil homestead: a farmhouse
glistening: shining landscape: visible features of an area of land
plantations: state on which crops are grown silt: fine sand deposited as sediments
wooded: area covered with trees manure: added to soil for better growth of plants
seedlings: baby plants labour: physical work
nurseries: places where plants and trees are grown inmates: people inside a place (a prison, a house,
battled: fought a hospital)
reiterated: said something a number of times reaffirming: stating again strongly
applauds: appreciates

Comprehension Skills

A. Choose the right option.
1. Wangari Maathai grew up in a village in _____________.
a. Meghalaya b. Kenya c. Sikkim

2. Wangari went to America and studied _____________.

a. biology b. history c. chemistry

3. When Wangari came back to Kenya, she found that the place was _____________.
a. better b. worse c. safe

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