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John Stokes grew up as one of six children on a small farm in Kingsville, VA. After high school, he served two years in the U.S. Army, before graduating from Virginia State University. He worked as a teacher in the Baltimore public school system, retiring as a principal in 1994. He now lives in Lanham, MD.
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Facing the Lion
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $6.95
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. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $6.95
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. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
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eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Counting Coup
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $15.95
Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $15.95
Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Students on Strike
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $15.95
John Stokes has waited more than 50 years to give his eyewitness account of "The Manhattan Project." This was the name he and a group of fellow students gave their strike at R.R. Moton High School that helped to end separate schooling for blacks and whites, not only in his home... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $15.95
John Stokes has waited more than 50 years to give his eyewitness account of "The Manhattan Project." This was the name he and a group of fellow students gave their strike at R.R. Moton High School that helped to end separate schooling for blacks and whites, not only in his home... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Counting Coup
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $23.90
Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $23.90
Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Students on Strike
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $23.90
John Stokes has waited more than 50 years to give his eyewitness account of "The Manhattan Project." This was the name he and a group of fellow students gave their strike at R.R. Moton High School that helped to end separate schooling for blacks and whites, not only in his home... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $23.90
John Stokes has waited more than 50 years to give his eyewitness account of "The Manhattan Project." This was the name he and a group of fellow students gave their strike at R.R. Moton High School that helped to end separate schooling for blacks and whites, not only in his home... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Facing the Lion
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
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. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
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. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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