num_pages: 128
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.
language: None
title: Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
titlecomplete: Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
genres: Autobiography, Cultural, Childrens, Biography Memoir, Kenya, Middle Grade, Africa, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1388
places: East Africa
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: National Geographic Kids