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The boy who harnessed the wind
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The boy who harnessed the wind
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William Kamkwamba details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his desperately poor village in Africa when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
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Title
The boy who harnessed the wind
Call No
NON KAM
Edition
Young readers edition.
Digital Link
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Authors
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Mealer, Bryan
Subjects
Kamkwamba, William, 1987- sears
Mechanical engineers--Malawi.
Windmills--Malawi.
Electric power production--Malawi.
Irrigation--Malawi.
Narrative Nonfiction.
Genre(TITLE)
Narrative Nonfiction
Language
English
Accelerated Reader®
Quiz Number: 171666.
Interest Level: MG
Reading Level: 5.8
Points: 9.0
Lexile
Codes: 860
Published
New York : Puffin Books, 2015.
Publication Desc
293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ;
ISBN
9780147510426
LCCN
2014019191
Target Audience
4-7
Dimensions
20 cm.