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As a young Igbo man, Amadi does not understand why his mother insists he learn to read, since he already knows his numbers and will be a businessman one day, but an older boy teaches him the value of learning about the world through books.
- ISBN: 9780884482987
- Author: Saint-Lot, Katia Novet
- Illustrator: Tokunbo, Dimitrea
- Published: 2008 , Tilbury House Publishers
- Themes: Books, Learning, Literacy, Reading
- Descriptors: Africa, Nigeria, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
- No. of pages: 32