The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Author: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how – even in the worst of times – a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.

$24.99

SKU 9780803735118 Categories Biography (4-7), Read Aloud Picture Books, Science Tags ecology, environment, inventions

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When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone’s crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village.

Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.

Additional information

Weight	0.4 kg
Dimensions	11.3 × 9.4 × 0.3 cm
ISBN	9780803735118
Author	William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Publication Date	2012
Publisher	Rocky Pond Books
Format	Hardcover