The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2012]
Format: Book
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"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.
Subjects:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 850L
ISBN:
0803735111
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 4/8/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | Edgewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kamkwamba, William | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | Transit Request |