Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Amina and the Great Green Wall

Realistic (fiction), 1,444 words, Level W (Grade 4), Lexile 940L

Amina is a young girl living in the the country of Senegal in the Sahel region of Africa. Amina and her village are facing several problems due to desertification. When Amina learns about the Great Green Wall, she is filled with hope that maybe some of the problems facing the village can be solved. Amina and the Great Green Wall introduces students to a project that was initiated by eleven African countries in 2007 to help combat climate change. This book can help students understand the impact of the Great Green Wall on a global scale as well as the difference it can have on one person's life. The book can also be used to teach students how to identify cause-and-effect relationships as well 
as identify and use time-and-order words.