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When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail.

The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.

Explores the challenges posed by global warming on energy production, discussing the world's reliance on fossil fuels and efforts to cut fossil fuel emissions, and describing alternative energy solutions and their pros and cons.

Discusses energy issues and provides information about renewable resources, covering how electricity is produced and delivered, hydropower, solar and wind energy, fossil fuels, the environmental and health aspects of energy choices, and other related topics.

Provides an introduction to renewable energy and the scientific method, and features instructions for over thirty experiments on electricity, solar power, wind power, and hydropower.

Explores water, solar, wind, and nuclear power, discussing global warming and the need to solve the world's energy problems.

"Imagine your family had to choose between sending you to school or having enough food to eat.

Simple text and pictures tell the true story of how fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba of Malawi taught himself English so that he could read science books and learn how to build a windmill, giving electricity and a means for transporting water to his people.