Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African savanna by Lekuton, Joseph

Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African savanna
by Lekuton, Joseph

(#32105Y0)

Paperback National Geographic, 2003
Description: 127 pages; 21 cm
Dewey: 967.62; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 5.3

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Product Overview
From Follett

A lion hunt -- The proud one -- Cows -- The pinching man -- School -- Herdsman -- Initiation -- Kabarak -- Soccer -- America -- A warrior in two worlds. A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, traveled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.

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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.
Product Details
  • Publisher: National Geographic
  • Publication Date: October 11, 2005
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 967.62
  • Classifications: Autobiography, Nonfiction
  • Description: 127 pages ; 21 cm
  • Tracings: Viola, Herman J.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7922-7297-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7922-7297-7
  • Follett Number: 32105Y0
  • Reading Level: 5.3
  • Audience: Middle School