by Kamkwamba, William,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Mealer, Bryan. | Zunon, Elizabeth,--ill. Series: Guided Reading Program Nonfiction Focus Level P, Level 25 Published by : Dial Books for Young Readers, (New York :) Physical details: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Subject(s): Guided Reading --Guided Reading Level P --Guided Reading Level 25 --Guided Reading Non-Fiction --Literary Non-Fiction --Mechanical engineers | Windmills | Electric power production | Irrigation | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General. | JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Africa. | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects. Year : 2012
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - 6 Copies
"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"--