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When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind. Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba
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- Released
- 2012
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Kamkwamba
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0803735111
- ISBN13
- 9780803735118
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Science, New Age & Spirituality, Magic, Memories, Africa, Spiritualism & Witchcraft, Hope, Dreams, Poverty, Villages, Farms, Homesteads, Boys, Starvation, Light, Scientists' Biographies, Malawi
- Original title
- The boy who harnessed the wind
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind. Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.