The boy who harnessed the wind

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Author:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
860L
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Contributors:
Mealer, Bryanauthor. Author
ISBN:
9780803740808
9780147510426
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
860L

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Grouping Categoryyoung
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-06-12 05:08:30AM
Last Indexed2025-06-12 05:13:29AM

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Presents a story of how William Kamkwamba, an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors. In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to 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.
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2015
publisher
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Electric power production
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Malawi
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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The boy who harnessed the wind
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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
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Electric power production
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills

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ils:695776BookBooksYoung readers editionEnglishDial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc[2015]293, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

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