Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Herman J. ViolaAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2005-10-11Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:National Geographic KidsISBN-13:9780792272977ISBN-10:792272978UPC:9780792272977Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Boys & MenBook Topic:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, AfricaSize:8.26 x 5.26 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCNH9YF501
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
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...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:National Geographic KidsISBN-13:9780792272977ISBN-10:792272978UPC:9780792272977Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Boys & MenBook Topic:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, AfricaSize:8.26 x 5.26 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCNH9YF501
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton is a Maasai tribesman who grew up on the savanna of northern Kenya. He teaches eighth grade social studies in Langley, Virginia and holds a master's degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University. Each summer he brings a group of students and parents to Kenya to work on development projects that help his people.
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
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