
Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
National Geographic Kids (Publisher)
Published on 11. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7922-7297-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7922-7297-7 (9780792272977)
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Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton | Herman J. Viola | National Geographic Kids
Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
E-Book
09/2017
National Geographic Kids
€6.49
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Herman J. Viola