Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 10/11/2005
ISBN: 9780792272977
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.26w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 72261 / Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4