Record Number |
46275 |
ISBN |
9780147510426 |
0147510422 |
Name |
Kamkwamba, William, 1987- author. |
Title |
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas. |
Edition |
Young readers edition. |
Published |
New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2015. |
New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2015. |
Description |
293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 20 cm. |
Summary |
The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could 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. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family. |
Target audience note |
Juvenile. |
Subjects |
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-Juvenile literature |
Electric power -- Juvenile literature |
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature |
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature |
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature |
Malawi -- Juvenile literature |
Genre |
Biography. |
Biographies. |
Juvenile works. |
Children's nonfiction |
Added Names |
Mealer, Bryan author. |
Hymas, Anna illustrator. |
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