Age
12+
Grade
7-9
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Library Binding
(National Geographic Children's Books Jan. 1, 2005)
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.
- Series
- National Geographic-memoirs
- ISBN
- 0792283287 / 9780792283287
- Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 8.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.38 x 0.67 in.
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