The boy who harnessed the wind
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Published:
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2012].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 volume 32 pg : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780803735118, 0803735111
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 5.3, 0.5 Points
Level 5.3, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
850
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Description
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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APA Citation (style guide)
Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B., & Zunon, E. (2012). The boy who harnessed the wind. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan Mealer and Elizabeth Zunon. 2012. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan Mealer and Elizabeth Zunon, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, et al. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
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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