Faces of a Vanishing World
Subject:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Source: Ovation TV
Nineteen-year-old Joey Lawrence leads a charmed life in New York City, where he photographs movie stars and rap musicians. But Joey is an idealist -- a man with a mission. So he and a friend take off on a crazy trip to the Ethiopian outback. Their mission: to photograph a vanishing tribal culture before the relentless march of civilization wipes them out.
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