The boy who harnessed the wind

author: Kamkwamba, William
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.
year: 2009, 2010
call number/section: 1000, 609, 920, 921, 609.2, 621.4, 92
subjects: kamkwamba, william, 1987-, inventors, malawi, windmills, water supply, rural, rural electrification, electric power production, malawi, rural conditions, water supply, electrification

Editions


The boy who harnessed the wind
Kamkwamba, William
William Morrow (2009)
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.
Schools: 21



The boy who harnessed the wind
Kamkwamba, William
Harper Perennial (2010)
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.
Schools: 15



The boy who harnessed the wind
Kamkwamba, William

This immensely engaging tale relates how and enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Schools: 1


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