Children's Nonfiction Social Activists
My Maasai Life
A Child’s Adventure in Africa
- Publisher
- Me to We
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2015
- Category
- Social Activists, Africa
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553658023
- Publish Date
- Feb 2015
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
"p class=""book_description"">A memoir of a girl's choice to leave childhood comforts behind to live in her adoptive country of Kenya.p class=""book_description"">Growing up in suburban Illinois, Robin Wiszowaty never pictured herself living with an impoverished Maasai family in rural Kenya. Yet in her early twenties Wiszowaty embarked on an incredible journey that would shake her from complacency, take her to unimaginable locales, and change her life forever. My Maasai Life follows Wiszowaty's remarkable voyage as she explores some of the most remote areas of East Africa and has her eyes opened to the diverse issues facing the fascinating Maasai people.p class=""book_description"">Co-published with Me to We Books. "
About the authors
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Robin Wiszowaty was born in Schaumberg, Illinois, and currently resides in her adoptive home of Kenya. With a lifetime of volunteerism and education research behind her, she serves as Free The Children's Kenya program director.
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Robin Wiszowaty's profile page
