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The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.

The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
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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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