Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African Savanna. growing up Maasai on the African savanna
by Joseph Lekuton and Herman J. Viola.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2003.
- 127 p. cm.
A lion hunt -- The proud one -- Cows -- The pinching man -- School -- 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, travelled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.
0792251253 (Hard Cover)
2003000750
Lekuton, Joseph--Juvenile literature.
Masai (African people)--Kenya--Biography--Juvenile literature. Masai (African people)--Social life and customs--Kenya--Juvenile literature. Blacks--Kenya--Biography.