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Children's Nonfiction Social Activists

My Maasai Life

A Child’s Adventure in Africa

by (author) Robin Wiszowaty

illustrated by Marisa Antonello & Victoria Laidley

Publisher
Me to We
Initial publish date
Feb 2015
Category
Social Activists, Africa
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553658023
    Publish Date
    Feb 2015
    List Price
    $19.95

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"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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