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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.
Table of Contents:
  • A lion hunt
  • The proud one
  • Cows
  • The pinching man
  • School
  • Herdsman
  • Initiation
  • Kabarak
  • Soccer
  • America
  • A warrior in two worlds.