The boy who harnessed the wind
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ISBN:
9780803735118
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 5.3, 0.5 Points
Level 5.3, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
850L
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| Grouped Work ID | 5e331787-5422-62eb-c109-ec06130d0944 |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | boy who harnessed the wind |
| Grouping Author | william kamkwamba |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-14 10:40:49AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-01-14 10:41:07AM |
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LG
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Mealer, Bryan
Zunon, Elizabeth
Zunon, Elizabeth
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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Mealer, Bryan
Zunon, Elizabethillustrator.|Illustrator
Zunon, Elizabethillustrator.|Illustrator
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Kamkwamba, William
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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.
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JB KAMKWAMB
JB KAMKWAMBA
JB KAMKWAMBA
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9780803735118
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2012
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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Electric power production -- Malawi
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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The boy who harnessed the wind
title_full
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon
title_short
The boy who harnessed the wind
topic_facet
Electric power production
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills
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