Herman J Viola
Author
Series
Publication volume 6256
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press
Pub. Date
c1976
Physical Desc
152 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
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....