The Serengeti Kid

By Rohini Manik

Come join Kayo and his family on this exciting trip to Kenya where they learn all about the Kenyan culture and people. As you follow Kayo’s thrilling adventures in the Masai Mara Jungle and Serengeti you will meet the animals living in their natural habitat. It is here in Masai Mara that Kayo gets lost and his separated from his parents. Kayo is left in despair but then he realizes he has this ability to communicate with animals. He is able to hear them and understand them. Will the animals be able to help Kayo?  Will Kayo ever meet his parents again? Read The Serengeti Kid to find out!  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jun 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9781685623296

Rohini Manik

This is Rohini Manik’s first children’s book. She is born in Nairobi, Kenya where she did her early schooling. When she was 9 years old, she went with her family on a safari in Masai Mara, Kenya which is in the neighborhood of Serengeti, Tanzania. This experience inspired her to write this book.  She is well-traveled, having visited different countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree and MBA from Union College, New York, and attended Brooklyn Law School for her JD and Fordham University School of Law for her LLM.

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About the Author

This is Rohini Manik’s first children’s book. She is born in Nairobi, Kenya where she did her early schooling. When she was 9 years old, she went with her family on a safari in Masai Mara, Kenya which is in the neighborhood of Serengeti, Tanzania. This experience inspired her to write this book. She is well-traveled, having visited different countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree and MBA from Union College, New York, and attended Brooklyn Law School for her JD and Fordham University School of Law for her LLM.

Dedication

To my father for his unconditional love and support and to my sister for encouraging me to write this book.

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Rohini Manik 2023

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data

Manik, Rohini

The Serengeti Kid

ISBN 9781685623289 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781685623296 (ePub e-book)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023904310

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First Published 2023

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Acknowledgment

I would like to thank my father and sister for their edits.

1. Summer Vacation

It was July 1, 2000. The sun was shining warmly upon Kayo’s face, as he sat on the back seat of a New York City taxicab, smiling ear to ear. The eleven-year-old, Kayo, could hardly contain his excitement as the taxi rolled into the John F. Kennedy International Airport. Kayo Kimil and his