Manjhi moves a mountain

By Nancy Churnin

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Persistence, Social service, Work ethic, Social service, juvenile literature, India, biography, Roads, Roads, design and construction, juvenile literature, Excavations (archaeology), juvenile literature, Excavation, India, juvenile literature, Road construction workers

Description: For twenty years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel to carve a path through the mountain to allow his poor village access to the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital.