Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0792272978
ISBN 13
9780792272977
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
128
Description
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his mischievous antics as a young Maasai cattle herder, coming-of-age initiation, boarding school escapades, soccer success, and journey to America for college. Lekuton's riveting text combines exotic details of nomadic life with the universal experience and emotions of a growing boy. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
