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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Category: Biography
When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm - they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he bought light to his family and village, and hope to his nation. Mala ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: P.S. (Paperback)
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 Malawia ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (PB) by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer (As told to)
Category: Biography
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR. When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm - they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition by William Kamkwamba
Category: Children
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 buil ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba
Category: Children's Non Fiction
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 ch ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba
Category: Junior Fiction
The bestselling story of the young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village, now in an accessible middle grade edition. 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 s ...Show more
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