What does she like to photograph? A wide angle lens would be better if she likes to shoot landscapes, architecture and that sort of thing. If she prefers to get detailed shots of small items like insects, flowers, etc then a macro is probably a better way to go. Both are a lot of fun. Both are expensive though if you get a decent one.
Also keep in mind the the D5000 has a 1.5x crop factor, so it's not an ideal camera for a wide angle lens, as some of the angle will be effectively lost (for example 24 mm x 1.5 = 36 mm film/full-frame equivalent).
Some of the prime large aperature lenses recommended above are probably a good gift as they're excellent for portrait photography (they have great bokeh and are usually really sharp). They're also less expensive.
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