we got our yak loaded with books, and we are about to head off to go to a secondary school here in jomsom to deliver about 500 books to help them start their first library. >> when john with his yak mobile, just look at the reaction. reading isn't just fun, it's a way for them to connect to the world beyond their isolated community. >> what does suresh like? >> he likes ice cream. >> he likes ice cream. what do annie and unni like? >> what do annie and unni like? they like ice -- they like chicken curry. do you like chicken curry? yes? okay. >> in nepal, children express gratitude with flowers and their traditional namaste. >> namaste. >> there are also grateful children in africa, cambodia, india, and laos. since it started, room to read has reached more than 1,600 schools and built 15,000 libraries -- libraries filled with books published in theoc this is made possible by donations of all sizes, including help from american teens. >> students throughout america have gotten very involved in room to read. we have a movement called students helping students. so students pick a goal, they p