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Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African savanna /

A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, travelled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lekuton, Joseph
Other Authors: Viola, Herman J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2003]
Subjects:
Lekuton, Joseph > Juvenile literature.
Maasai (African people) > Kenya > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Maasai (African people) > Kenya > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Lekuton, Joseph.
Masai (African people) > Biography.
Masai (African people) > Kenya > Social life and customs.
Blacks > Kenya > Biography.
Description
Summary:A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, travelled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.
Physical Description:127 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004.
ISBN:0792251253 (hbk.)