Facing the Lion

Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

Kids, People and Places, Non-Fiction, Africa, Biography
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Author: Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton, Herman Viola ISBN: 9781426306679
Publisher: National Geographic Society Publication: September 30, 2009
Imprint: National Geographic Children's Books Language: English
Author: Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton, Herman Viola
ISBN: 9781426306679
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication: September 30, 2009
Imprint: National Geographic Children's Books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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