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.
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.
Simone Arnold is an ordinary French schoolgirlspirited and stubborn.
... face the lion every day : the lion of the blank page ; the lion of meager financial returns ; the lion of competition and nonrecognition ; the lions of envy , exhaustion , and indifference ; the lion of intractable imagi- nation and ...
Ten-year-old Simone Arnold is an ordinary school girl--spirited and stubborn, a serious student and a budding artist.
This inspiring story of a young girl standing up for her beliefs in the face of society's overwhelming pressure to conform is a potent reminder of the power of remaining true to one's beliefs.
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.
Facing the Lion
A Kenyan describes his life as he grows up, attends school, and travels to America for college.