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Lekuton, Joseph Lemasolai , Lekuton, Joseph Lemasolai

Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

128 pp. | National | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7922-5125-3 $$15.95

(2) 4-6 In a conversational voice, Lekuton, a Maasai, describes episodes of growing up a nomadic tribesman in Africa. He addresses the ways Maasai life differs from American life without making Maasai ways sound strange or exotic. Two pages of clear color photos and a map add visual reference. The message that readers can become what they wish by perseverance and dedication comes through loud and clear.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2004