Wood, John,  1964- <br/><br/>
Creating Room to Read :  a story of hope in the battle for global literacy / 
John Wood. 
 - New York :  Viking,  2013. 
 - 290 p. :  col. ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: ten years, ten thousand libraries! -- Bold goals attract bold people -- A kilogram of gold -- The lottery of life -- Blame it on Bahundanda -- Helping others help themselves: the challenge grant model -- GSD: building a world class team -- The tsunami: one year after -- "No Range Rovers": the war on overhead -- Searching for Seuss -- Baby fish goes to school -- Betrayal, theft, and sleepless nights -- "I was in grade two when our school was burned down" -- "Sorry, but your money has been stolen" -- "We picked up the phone to call for help" -- Nine books last night -- On her narrow shoulders rest a family's dreams -- Mr. X and Mr. Zilch -- Now departing for Cambodia: literacy one -- Frantic footsteps in the night -- The world's tallest fund-raising thermometer -- "Whose version of the future will win?" -- Boat to read -- "If you cannot read, school can be a torture" -- "With smiling face, my three cows are completely pregnant" -- Mr. Poet and Miss Library. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670025985 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012019125 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Room to Read (Organization)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literacy programs--Africa.<br/>Literacy programs--Asia.<br/>Education--Africa.<br/>Education--Asia.<br/>Alfabetización (Educación)--Africa.<br/>Programas de alfabetización--Africa.<br/>Educación de adultos--Africa.<br/>Alfabetización (Educación)--Asia.<br/>Programas de alfabetización--Asia.<br/>Educación de adultos--Asia.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 158  / W876c 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>374/.0124