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Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
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Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Prebound - 2010

by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer

This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity--and a future--to his family.


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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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  • Title Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
  • Author William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer
  • Series P.S.
  • Binding Prebound
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Perfection Learning
  • Date 2010-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9781606867358 / 1606867350
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Cultural Region: Southern Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects Kamkwamba, William, Inventors - Malawi
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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