The boy who harnessed the wind /
Edition statement:Young readers edition. Published by : Puffin Books, Physical details: 293 pages, 8 pages of color plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. ISBN:0147510422; 9780147510426.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| BOOK | Goodland Young Adult Non-Fiction | Young Adult Reading Level | YA 621.45 KAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39124000273147 |
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Presents a story of how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
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 change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
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