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The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2015Edition: Young readers editionDescription: 293 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780147510426
  • 0147510422
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 621.453096897 B 23
LOC classification:
  • TJ140.K36 A3 2016
Summary: "When William Kamkwamba was a young teen, a terrible famine struck his tiny village in Malawi, Africa. The loss of crops left his family with nothing to eat or sell. Without money, William was forced to drop out of school. Fortunately, William found hope in the village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change the lives of the people around him. He would beuild a windmill. made from junkyard scraps, William's amazing creation would bring electricity to his home. It would help his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. And it would turn this ordinary African teenager into a hero known all around the world as the boy who harnessed the wind." -- Back cover.
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Book Learning Library Juvenile (Chapter Book) Non-Fiction Juvenile Services Area J 621.45 Kam (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Pending hold 78731000550205

"When William Kamkwamba was a young teen, a terrible famine struck his tiny village in Malawi, Africa. The loss of crops left his family with nothing to eat or sell. Without money, William was forced to drop out of school. Fortunately, William found hope in the village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change the lives of the people around him. He would beuild a windmill. made from junkyard scraps, William's amazing creation would bring electricity to his home. It would help his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. And it would turn this ordinary African teenager into a hero known all around the world as the boy who harnessed the wind." -- Back cover.

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