TY - BOOK AU - Lekuton,Joseph AU - Viola,Herman J. TI - Facing the lion: growing up Maasai on the African savanna SN - 0792251253 AV - DT433.545.M33 L45 2003 U1 - 967.62/004965B 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Lekuton, Joseph. KW - Masai (African people) KW - Biography KW - Blacks KW - Kenya KW - Social life and customs N1 - A lion hunt -- The proud one -- Cows -- The pinching man -- School -- Herdsman -- Initiation -- Kabarak -- Soccer -- America -- A warrior in two worlds; School Library Journal starred, October 2003; Publisher's Weekly, October 2003; Booklist, September 2003; Horn Book, January 2004; Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2003; Young Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, traveled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia ER -