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.
Lekuton\'s riveting text combines exotic details of nomadic life with the universal experience and emotions of a Growing boy..
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.
Readers share Lekuton\'s first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition.
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