The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa by Wilson-Max, Ken
The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa by Wilson-Max, Ken

The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa

In an upbeat story with bright, welcoming illustrations, Ken Wilson-Max conveys the excitement and hope created by...
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Author: Ken Wilson-Max
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa by Wilson-Max, Ken

The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa

$67.99 $37.97
The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa by Wilson-Max, Ken

The Big Green: A Story about the Great Green Wall of Africa

$67.99 $37.97
Author: Ken Wilson-Max
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
In an upbeat story with bright, welcoming illustrations, Ken Wilson-Max conveys the excitement and hope created by a vast, community-powered project to bring more trees to sub-Saharan Africa.

It's another hot day in Mali, at the edge of the desert, and Mariam and Issa know something special is about to happen. As they play in the shade and make clapping rhythms with their hands, Mum and Dad make their own kind of music with shovels, poking holes in the dry earth. When Uncle Cedric arrives, the children ask him what all the plants and baby trees in the back of his car will be for. "The future," he says, with a smile. Taking part in creating this future is a whole community of people: neighbors balancing buckets of water on their heads, children carrying unplanted seedlings into the cool shade, grown-ups planting and watering over and over again. It's all part of the Great Green Wall, a project intended to stretch across the African continent at the edge of the Sahara, affecting millions of people in eleven countries. As readers learn in a final informational spread, planting more trees not only helps reduce carbon in the air, it also helps prevent desertification, preserving the rainforest and all the living creatures who rely on it to survive.

Author: Ken Wilson-Max
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781536249538
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
School Library Journal 12/12/2025 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2025

About the Author
Ken Wilson-Max was born and raised in Zimbabwe and studied design in the UK. He is the author-illustrator of many children's books, including Astro Girl, Eco Girl, and Aqua Boy and is the illustrator of Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus and the author of The Drum, illustrated by Catell Ronca. Ken Wilson-Max lives in London.
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