Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to 1 students about American history. But he was born 2 Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten­year­old boy may spend 3 time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many skills like4 to live in the wild.

Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And 5, when he was 15, he came to America for further study and then became a teacher. Joseph has written 6 book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks 7 is very important for American children to learn about the cultural 8 between their country and the others. He also thinks children should learn 9 strong and full of hope. Now Joseph 10 a project, hoping that it will help children face their own “lions”.