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The Orphan Boy

The Orphan Boy: A Maasai Story

By Tololwa M. Mollel, illustrated by Paul Morin

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 5.5

Lexile Measure®: 560L

DRA: 38

Guided Reading: O

Genre

  • Fables, Folk Tales and Myths
  • General Fiction

Theme/Subject

  • Friends and Friendship

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About This Book

Seaching the sky for a familiar star, an old man encounters a mysterious boy, Kileken. As he comes to love the boy as a son, he agrees to let him keep the one thing he owns: a secret.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Tololwa M. Mollel
Mollel is an Arusha Maasai who grew up in Tanzania and later at the University of Alberta. He is win...
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Paul Morin
Paul Morin is an artist, musician, photographer, and filmmaker who has illustrated over dozen pictur...
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