Wangari Maathai, the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctoral degree, Wangari Maathai literally changed the landscape of Kenya through her Green Belt Movement. a broad-based grassroots program she developed to help women plant trees as a means of conserving the environment and improving quality of life. With each tree planted, another woman was empowered. Because of Maathai's continuing efforts, which won her the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, more than 30 million trees and women now stand proud. Learn more at www.greenbeltmovement.org and introduce little ones to the inspiring Wangari Maathai through two new children's books  likely to plant the seeds for future environmentalists.