Title:
The boy who harnessed the wind / by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.
ISBN:
9780803735118
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Edition:
[Young readers edition].
Publication Information:
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.3 0.5 148136.
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Audience:
850L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn731911797
Availability:
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