The boy who harnessed the wind: creating currents of electricity and hope
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Published:
New York : Harper Perennial, 2010.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Harper Perennial ed.
Physical Desc:
290, 16 pages : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780061730337, 9780061730320, 0061730327, 9780061730337, 0061730335, 0061730335, 9780061730337 (pbk.), 0061730335 (pbk.), 9781606867358 (Turtleback)
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UG
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
960
Notes
General Note
Hardcover ed. published in 2009 by William Morrow.
General Note
"P.S. read exclusive extras including: interviews, features, If you loved this... and more inside"--P. [4] of cover.
Description
A true story of tenacity and imagination describes how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
Description
An enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Description
The story of how a teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity- and a future- to his family.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kamkwamba, W., & Mealer, B. (2010). The boy who harnessed the wind: creating currents of electricity and hope. 1st Harper Perennial ed. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987- and Bryan Mealer. 2010. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987- and Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. Harper Perennial, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. 1st Harper Perennial ed. Harper Perennial, 2010.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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