The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind : Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
by Bryan Mealer; William Kamkwamba
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
- 9780061730320
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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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- ThriftBooks (US)
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- Title
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind : Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
- Author
- Bryan Mealer; William Kamkwamba
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 7
- ISBN 10
- 0061730327
- ISBN 13
- 9780061730320
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
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