The boy who harnessed the wind, William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Anna Hymas
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The boy who harnessed the wind, William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Anna Hymas
Language
eng
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autobiography
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Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 10 up860L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The boy who harnessed the wind
Oclc number
1088905937
Responsibility statement
William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Anna Hymas
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.8, 9, 9, 171666
Summary
"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."--, Amazon.com
Target audience
juvenile
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- Biographies
- Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Malawi -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Children's Africana Book Award
- Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature
- Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Rural electrification -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Self-culture -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Disadvantaged youth -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Windmills + Design and construction -- Juvenile literature
- Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Poor children -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Economically disadvantaged -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Contributor2
- Creator1
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- Subject15
- Biographies
- Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Malawi -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Children's Africana Book Award
- Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature
- Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Rural electrification -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Self-culture -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Disadvantaged youth -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Windmills + Design and construction -- Juvenile literature
- Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Poor children -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
- Economically disadvantaged -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1
- Illustrator1
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