The boy who harnessed the wind
Title
:
The boy who harnessed the wind
Personal Author EPSB
:
William, Kamkwamba
Summary
:
"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes".
Year Published
:
2012
Physical Description
:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Personal Subject
:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Subject
:
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Electric power production -- Malawi.
Windmills -- Malawi.
Irrigation -- Malawi.
Added Author
:
Mealer, Bryan.
Zunon, Elizabeth,
Summary
:
"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes".
ISBN
:
9780545591881
9780803735118
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic, ©2012.
New York : Dial, 2012.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Elmwood | E KAM | Book | 30204000219339 | Picture Books |