The boy who harnessed the wind
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When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William.
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Kamkwamba, W., & Mealer, B. (2015). The boy who harnessed the wind. Young readers edition. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987- and Bryan, Mealer. 2015. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987- and Bryan, Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Young readers edition. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
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Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi.
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Biography.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
collective biographies.
Ingénieurs mécaniciens -- Malawi -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Inventeurs -- Malawi -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Inventors -- Malawi.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Mechanical engineers.
Électricité -- Production -- Malawi -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
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505 | 0 | |a When Magic Ruled the World -- Khamba -- Discovering a Thing Called Science -- The Uncertain Life of an African Farmer -- Malawi Begins to Starve -- My School Assignment -- A Time of Dying -- Twenty Days -- The Library -- Harvest Time -- The Windmill Comes to Life -- Bigger and Brighter -- The Restless Inventor -- The World Discovers Wimbe -- Meeting Ted and Tom. | |
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