Facing the Lion Growing up Maasai on the African Savanna |
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| Author:
| Lekuton, Joseph Lemasolai
Viola, Herman J.
National Geographic Kids, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4263-0667-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society
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| Imprint: | National Geographic Children's Books |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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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...
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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.