Planting Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai - Gwendolyn Hooks

Hooks, Gwendolyn: - Gwendolyn Hooks , winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, was born in Savannah, Georgia. She taught seventh-grade math until one day she realized she wanted to write for children. Now, she is the author of 20 books for children. She writes both fiction and nonfiction to encourage children to explore their world.