I Am Farmer is an inspirational, true story that shows young and old alike that one person with passion and persistence can make a difference in his or her home community and the world. Watch the book trailer and learn more about Farmer Tantoh and Cameroon in the Authors’ Note, Glossary and Pronunciation Guide (which helpfully includes words for water), and Proverbs.

Learn about the Save Your Future Association, a grassroots, not-for-profit organization in Cameroon that Farmer Tantoh founded in 2005 to protect the environment, including sustainable landscaping and ensuring clean water to rural communities in northwestern Cameroon, to build community, and to promote education about environmental issues.

Try some kid-friendly gardening activities, including inside activities that you can do in your home or classroom.

Discover the West African country of the Republic of Cameroon, where Farmer Tantoh lives and works.

The rainy season has begun.Ī young boy in West Africa who loves to garden becomes a farmer and founds a grassroots, not-for-profit organization to protect the environment via sustainable farming and clean water projects. Themes/Topics: environmentalism Cameroon farming clean water intergenerational social activism biography

Publisher/Date: Millbrook Press (an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group)/5 February 2019 Title: I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon Insightful and inspirational – this is one you won’t want to miss! I’m so happy to share a soon-to-be-released picture book biography that I’ve had on my radar for a while.

I Am Farmer by Miranda Paul