01427nam a2200169   4500008004100000020001700041037003900058041001200097082001600109100001600125245005800141250000600199260004000205300000800245500097800253650002601231260208b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a978014333347  cGiftednSyam Radhakrishnan (L1888)  aEnglish  aCSFbSUD/HO  aSudha Murty  aHOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ AND OTHER STORIES  a1  aHaryanabPenguin Random Housec2015  g188  aWhat do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve? These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real life incidents from the life of Sudha Murty teacher, social worker and bestselling writer.

There is the engaging story about one of her students who frequently played truant from school. The account of how her mother's advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company and the heart warming tale of the promise she made and fulfilled to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books. Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.  aChildren's Literature