"Raman is boy of Southern India. He is the first in his village to learn to read. His father is a woodcutter, like his father before him. There is often barely enough money in the family to buy rice for the day, but Raman's father is determined that his son will learn to read and sends him to school."Book jacket
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When Raman, a young Indian boy learns to read, he discovers learning is not enough and decides to help teach the other people of his village