Masai and I Author:Virginia Kroll, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai — "If I were a Masai"' Linda wonders, "would I live in an apartment building the way I do now? Would I have a pet hamster of a new pair of sneakers? What would my family be like if I were Masai?" — Linda's obs... more »ervations celebrate things that are different and things that are the same, as her imagination opens the door to a place where Masai might be I, and I, Masai.« less
A lovely story about how an African-American girl in the U.S. imagines her life would be like if she was one of the Masai in Africa, well-illustrated, a lovely tale!