The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by Kamkwamba, William; Mealer, Bryan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0803735111
- ISBN 13
- 9780803735118
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Synopsis
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. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005202
- Title
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Author
- Kamkwamba, William; Mealer, Bryan
- Illustrator
- Zunon, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0803735111
- ISBN 13
- 9780803735118
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 32
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA JUVENILE LITERATURE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS MALAWI WINDMILLS ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION IRRIGATION