Growing up in suburban Illinois, Robin Wiszowaty leads a typical middle-class American life. Hers is a world of gleaming shopping malls, congested freeways, and neighborhood gossip. But from an early age, she has longed to break free of this existence and discover something deeper. What it is, she doesn't quite know. Yet she knows in her heart there simply has to be more. Through a fortunate twist of fate, Robin seizes an opportunity to travel to rural Kenya and join an impoverished Maasai community. Suddenly her days are spent hauling water, evading giraffes, and living in a tiny hut made of cow dung with her adoptive family. She is forced to face issues she's never considered: extreme poverty, drought, female circumcision, corruption — and discovers love in the most unexpected places. In the open wilds of the dusty savannah, this Maasai life is one she could never have imagined.

My Maasai Life: From Suburbia to Savannah

Wiszowaty, Robin

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Me to We

In My Maasai Life, growing readers follow a young Robin Wiszowaty as she travels to Kenya for the first time. Living with the Maasai people, Robin explores the land with her new family as they get water, find wood, and sing songs. It is all a part of the adventure with the Maasai.My Maasai Life: A Child’s Adventure in Africa is a perfect introduction for children to the social issues in Africa. With easy-to-pronounce Swahili words, they can join Robin as she learns about the Maasai, fetching water and looking out for wild animals. Sales of this book support Free The Children, the world’s largest network of children helping children through education.

My Maasai Life: A Child's Adventure in Africa

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My Maasai Life: From Suburbia to Savannah

My Maasai Life: A Child's Adventure in Africa