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Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African savanna

Facing the lion : growing up Maasai on the African savanna

Lekuton, Joseph.
Book 2003

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.

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ISBN:
9780792283287
9780792272977
9780792251255
9780736231336
0792283287
0792272978
0792251253
Description:
127 pages : color illustrations
Contents:
A lion hunt
The proud one
Cows
The pinching man
School
Initiation
Kabarak
Soccer
America
A warrior in two worlds
LCCN:
2003000750
Control Number:
113500
Other Authors:
Viola, Herman J
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