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Author:

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-

Title:

The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.

Publisher:

Dial Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Kamkwamba, William,--1987---Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers--Malawi--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Windmills--Malawi--Juvenile literature.
Electric power production--Malawi--Juvenile literature.
Irrigation--Malawi--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Africa.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects.

Other Authors:

Mealer, Bryan.
Zunon, Elizabeth, ill.

Summary:

"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0803735111 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9780803735118 (hardback : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)731911797

LCCN:

2011021536

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