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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Paperback - 2009

by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer


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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala--crazy--but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him

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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a land withered by drought and hunger, a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. But William had read about windmills and dreamed of building one that would bring his family electricity and running water, luxuries that only two percent of Malawians could afford. He used scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves to forge a crude machine that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire. A second windmill turned a water pump that could battle the drought and famine looming with every season.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those on an entire continent.

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  • Title The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
  • Author William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Lrg
  • Pages 442
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Large Print
  • Date 2009-10
  • Large Print Yes
  • ISBN 9780061884986 / 0061884987
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.52 x 0.95 in (23.01 x 16.56 x 2.41 cm)
  • Ages 11 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 6 - 12
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southern Africa
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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